Sangri, Naxos · Greece

Bazeos Tower

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easy

9/10

best: summer, evening

cultural, historical, atmospheric

A local would say...

A monastery-turned-castle-turned-arts-festival-venue — Naxos compressed its whole identity into one building.

A handsome tower-like structure built in its original 17th-century form as the Monastery of Timios Stavros (True Cross), later bought by the Bazeos family and refurbished. Now a cultural centre staging art exhibitions and the annual Naxos Festival in July and August with concerts, plays and literary readings. Located prominently 2km east of Sangri village.