The Kastro
Guide
Photo: Manfred Werner (Tsui) · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 1–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The walled hilltop quarter above the harbour: quiet stone lanes, arches, old family crests over doorways, a Catholic cathedral and a tower at the top.
A brief history
Venetian lords built it in the 1200s when they ruled the Duchy of the Archipelago from Naxos; some of their descendants still live inside.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, then on to the Portara for sunset
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Naxos town (Chora): The harbour town: the Kastro, the Portara, the bus station and ferries, and plenty of simple rooms.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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