PORTARA NAXOS: THE TEMPLE OF APOLLO!

NAXOS ' TEMPLE OF APOLLO - PORTARA IS A HUGE MARBLE GATE AND THE SINGLE REMAINING PART OF AN UNFINISHED TEMPLE OF APOLLO OF 530 BC IS NAXOS' EMBLEM AND MAIN LANDMARK. STANDING ON THE ISLET OF PALATIA, AT THE ENTRANCE TO NAXOS HARBOUR IT COMPRISES FOUR MARBLE PARTS WEIGHING ABOUT 20 TONS EACH. IT MEASURED 59M IN LENGTH AND 28M IN WIDTH AND ITS ENTRANCE WAS ON THE WESTERN SIDES OF NAXOS WHICH IS AN UNUSUAL FEATURE FOR AN IONIAN STYLE TEMPLE. #passionpassport #mytripvlog #urbanexplorer #tripblazers #awesomepic #cafe #awesomepic #celebratewithtrip #couplestrip #2023travelwish #passionpassport