On Day 4, it was time to see some of the island of Naxos. Taking probably the most reasonably priced bus tour ever (8 am to 6 pm for $40 Cdn), we left Chora and
toured around a lot of the island, starting with the Temple of Demeter, built in 530 BC entirely of Naxian marble. We then went to the small town of Damalas to
check out a local potter and some olive oil making equipment from around 1850.
After that, we hit the artistic town of Halki (sometimes spelled Chalki),
with photo and art galleries and a Kitron factory with makes Citron liqueur, which uses the fruit and leaves of the citron tree. Next, we drove up a mountain
side to the Panagia Drosiani church, begun in the 6th century. The last thing we did before lunch was arrive at the picturesque village of Apeiranthos, where
the streets and stairs are all made of marble, as are many of the buildings.
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Above: Driving through the Naxos countryside, with Chora in the centre background.
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1 shows breakfast at the Porto Naxos.
2 is a greenhouse on the highway out of Chora.
3 is a marble quarry and production factory.
4 to 8 are views of mountains and valleys east of Chora.
9 and 10 is the walk up to the Temple of Demeter (Temple of Sanghi).
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