Photos: Manfred Werner (Tsui), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Manfred Werner (Tsui), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bazeos Tower: a monastery turned gallery
Your local guide
Irini Fragkiadaki
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Highlights
- Thick walls built against pirate raids
- A monastery tower turned summer gallery
- Old stone framing new exhibitions
- Small defensive windows explained up close
- Naxos inland history, one tower at a time
About this tour
This session covers Bazeos Tower, a fortified seventeenth century monastery building now used as a gallery and cultural venue. Irini explains how its thick walls and small windows were built to withstand pirate raids common at the time. She then shows the courtyard, where changing art exhibitions now hang against the old stone.
Irini checks her connection outside the tower before walking around its base, pointing out the defensive features as she goes. She answers questions about both the building's history and its current use and moves into the courtyard once the exterior is covered. A short list of what was seen follows the call.
This suits travellers interested in Cycladic history and contemporary art together. It also works well as a quieter inland stop away from the coastal villages.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Naxos before heading out.
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The fortified tower 15 min
Irini films the thick stone walls and small defensive windows of the seventeenth century tower, explaining how it once protected a small community of monks from pirate raids.
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The gallery courtyard 15 min
In the courtyard, current exhibitions hang against the old stone, and Irini talks through how the tower shifted from a working monastery into a cultural venue each summer.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Naxos: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Graviera cheese and Halki, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Athens time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Naxos, showing you The fortified tower and The gallery courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet, the link arrives with your booking. I walk the base of the tower slowly so the stonework reads clearly.
Times shown in Athens time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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