In a distance of 14 km from the main town of Naxos, we come across the beautiful and most romantic village in the entire island. It is surrounded from green valleys, with vineyards, olive groves and cherry trees. The village is also famous for its waters, as Chora''s water supply comes from here, and its songwriters. Every single mountain that surrounds the village is a marble quarry. Kinidaros was recently renovated; it has nearly 650 inhabitants and almost all of them work in open marble quarries. In the beautiful valley of Halandra, at the north side of the village, the temple of Agios Artemios is located, one of the largest and most imposing basilicas of Naxos. Built in the 18th century, around the year 1779, the temple celebrates on the 20th of October. In the area of Agios Artemios, ancient graves were found as well as many other archaeological discoveries, like old Byzantine coins.This proves that the temple of Agios Artemios was built atop another temple, the ancient temple of Artemis. In Kinidaros you will also find the parish church of Agios Georgios in the center of the village, which celebrates on the 23rd of April. These buildings, as well as the water mills which existed in the valley of Halandra, are evidence of economic activity in the region, which also explains the large population of the village during the antiquity and Byzantium. Today the village is very well known for its musicians and its feasts and festivals.
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Between two mountains and embraced from the river, just like a small island, you can find the village of Keramoti, a community with approximately 250 inhabitants. It is built in a valley full of walnut-trees, vineyards and olive groves. On the top of the village, there is a small chapel called 'Stavros (Cross) of Keramotis', lying there, deserted and left in its own tradition. It also has a beautiful parish church, the church of Agios Ioannis Theologos. On a big cross, the date1876 is engraved, which is the date that the church was renovated. The village has also its own, traditionally built primary school. Near the village there are ruins of an old temple. From the top of the village, you can also admire the boundlessness of the island, from the west till the east Aegean Sea. It is a site, which will be difficulty forgotten.
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Just 6 km from the main town, you will reach the region of Glinado, with a population of 700 inhabitants. The village is located on a rocky hill, from where you can see the main town, the deep blue sea and nearby islands. A beautiful temple, the Metamorphosis of Savior, is found between the villages of Galanado and Glinado, in the middle of a dell full of green, where the old district of Tzitzamos used to be. In a beautiful high spot, the temple of Agios Nikodemos was built. Northeast of the village, at the slopes of the hill, there is the temple of Agioi Saranta, surrounded from ruins of a small monastery that was lying there since 1834. The temple was built around 1656, with the voluntary donation of the local people. A large number of the churches icons are saved until today. Close to this location, the Naxians have built an aqueduct, in order to take water to irrigate their orchards, as well as thousands of hectares of land.
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Galini is located on the east side of Engares and it has almost 300 inhabitants. Here you will find the beautiful church of Koimisis of Theotokou (Assumption). The village took its name from a local Turkish jail, for unknown reasons. Aside from the orchards that the villagers cultivate, they also produce large amounts of dry food for their animals.
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Galanado is the first village you will meet, on the main road, only 6 km from Chora. The village has 500 inhabitants. It has a beautiful parish church and a small primary school. Just a little bit outside the village, there is the imposing tower of Belonia, which used to be the summer resort of the region’s Catholic commander. Next to the tower of Belonia, there is the temple of Agios Ioannis and the ruins of a wall from the Hellenistic era.
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