Folk Museum

Folk Museum is a museum in Small Cyclades, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Folk Museum is situated near the church Panagia Chrysopolitissa, as well as near Panagia Eleussa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Archaeological Museum of Naxos and Metropolitan Catholic Church Presentation of Christ.

Archaeological Museum of Naxos

Museum

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Archaeological Museum of Naxos is a museum in Naxos, Greece. This newly declared historical monument is located in a Venetian building, built some time between 1600 and 1800 for the Jesuit school established in 1700, later becoming the Archaeological Museum in 1972. Archaeological Museum of Naxos is situated 230 metres southeast of Folk Museum.

Metropolitan Catholic Church Presentation of Christ

Cathedral

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Metropolitan Catholic Church Presentation of Christ is a cathedral, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Folk Museum.

Portara

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The Temple of Apollo, or Portara, was an ancient Greek temple in Naxos, dedicated to the god Apollo. The temple was constructed in the 6th century BC by the tyrant Lygdamis. Portara is situated 450 metres northwest of Folk Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naxos and Agios Prokopios.

Naxos

Town

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Naxos, commonly referred to as Chora, is a city and a former municipality on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. The community has 8,897 inhabitants.

Agios Prokopios

Village

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Agios Prokopios is a seaside village on the island of Naxos, Greece. It is known for its beaches on the Aegean and is a favorite tourist attraction. At the 2021 census it numbered 182 residents. Agios Prokopios is situated 4 km southwest of Folk Museum.

Glinado

Village

Glynado is a community on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. Its population is 743 but increases in the summer months. Glynado's inhabitants mainly subside of farming in the fertile plain below the village, known as Leivadia, but have also ventured into hospitality services given its picturesque location sprawled out on a hilltop 8 kilometres from the Island's capital Chora. Glinado is situated 4½ km southeast of Folk Museum.

Folk Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Small Cyclades, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.10714° or 37° 6′ 26″ north

Longitude

25.37562° or 25° 22′ 32″ east

Open location code

8G97494G+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5103296181

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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