A living geography · 6 discoveries
Naxos
A chapter of Cyclades.
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What is culturally discoverable here?
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- Wider geography
- Cyclades
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Methydotia of Naxos
Naxos Town, Naxos
Satyrs, Maenads, music and wine descend from the Castle of Naxos in a participatory reenactment of the world of Dionysus.
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Lampadephoria of Naxos
Naxos Town, Naxos
White-clad torch bearers with monochrome masks cross the old town at night and gather beneath the Portara in a phantasmagoric procession.
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Kordelatoi of Naxos
Eggares, Naxos
Ribboned men carrying the Bayraki travel between villages, dance in the squares and renew an old Carnival network of hospitality and exchange.
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Koudounatoi of Apeiranthos
Apeiranthos, Naxos
Bell bearers in heavy capes descend through the stone alleys of Apeiranthos, accompanied by music, masked characters and a mock wedding.
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Inside the Kitro Distillery of Naxos
Naxos → Cyclades → South Aegean → Aegean
Inside a Naxos distillery, the island’s fragrant citron leaves become Kitro, a liqueur shaped by agriculture, memory and copper stills.
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Lunch at the House of Verikokos
Naxos → Cyclades → South Aegean → Aegean
In Ano Potamia, a passing encounter becomes an invitation to lunch inside the house of the Verikokos family.
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