The Portara Naxos

Hora, Naxos , Naxos, Cyclades, Greece

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    ... he allowed us to go and stand in the door of the church and we chatted about the terrible devastation that is happening in Greece at present with the fires. Please take a look at this web site - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20423441/This, in Greece, is a ...

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    Co-presidents of the Naxos fan club

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    ... this I mean we got lost many times) but the waterfront was lively, even in October. The marble arch called the Portara - the beginning of a never-finished temple for Apollo - is a striking landmark, jutting out on its own peninsula near the ferry ...

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    Naxos Island

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    ... political reasons. When the sponsoring faction, the tyrant Lygdamis fell out of power the project faltered. Today the Portara remains a scenic and beautiful place, popular for weddings.      Above Naxos town one climbs through ...

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    Archaeological Remains At Every Turn

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    ... get caught up with this blog.  Later in the afternoon, Norma, Jack, David, Robert and I went down to see the Portara - Naxos' most famous landmark.  The Portara is the remains of an unfinished Temple of Apollo.  It's basically just ...

  • 5

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    ... ventured a bit further as the shops looked interesting, then we were by the port and grabbed a bite to eat.  We saw the Portara of Naxos and decided to take a walk and get a close look.  The Portara is all that is left of an enormous Temple ...

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    EXPLORING THE GREEK ISLANDS.....

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    ... a Gyro Pita and a Beer from a small Cafe in the harbour. I wanted to photograph the Temple of Apollo, which is on top of the Portara (a large rock outcropping on one side of the harbour), so that was my next stop.  The light wasn’t the best, ...

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    Day Twenty-Five

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    ... in the knowledge that Vicky's morning cup of tea is once again a certainty. We park up at the port, where we climb up to the Portara, which was once a hill, but as the sea has risen so much since ancient times has now become an island, connected to the ...