Danakos

Danakos is a village in Small Cyclades, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands and has about 68 residents. Danakos is situated nearby to the village Filoti, as well as near Aperathos.

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Type: Village with 68 residents
Description: village in Naxos and Lesser Cyclades Municipality, Greece
Also known as: “Dhanakós”
Postal code: 84302

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fotodoti Monastery and Archaeological Collection of Apeiranthos.

Fotodoti Monastery

Church

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Fotodoti Monastery is a church.

Archaeological Collection of Apeiranthos

Museum

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Archaeological Collection of Apeiranthos is a museum, which is situated 2½ km north of Danakos.

Mount Zas, also known as Mount Zeus, is a mountain on the Greek island of Naxos. With a summit of 1,001 m above sea level, it is the highest peak in the Cyclades. The mountain is named after the Greek deity Zeus, with whom its modern name is a cognate. Mount Zas is situated 3 km southwest of Danakos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Filoti and Aperathos.

Filoti

Village

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Filoti is a semi-mountainous village of central Naxos, Greece, with a population of 1,617 residents, located at the foot of Mt. Zas, at an altitude of 400 meters, about 18.2 kilometres from the city of Naxos.

Aperathos

Village

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Apeiranthos or Aperathos is a mountainous village on the island of Naxos in Greece. It is located 28 km north-east of the capital of the island, built on the foothill of mountain Fanari, on an altitude between 650 and 700 m. Aperathos is situated 2½ km north of Danakos.