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Apiranthos (or Apeirathos) or Aperathos (gr. or τ’ Απεράθου) (Municipality department : 1991 population: 1024, 2001 population: 1078 , village population 828) is a mountainous village in the island of Naxos (Greece) , part of the Drymalia municipality. It is located 28 km north-east of the capital of the island, built on the foothill of mountain Fanari, on an altitude between 550 and 650 m. It is a village with a very rich history and folkloric tradition. The similarities of the local dialect and traditions to the mountainous Crete villages has lead some historians to the conclusion that Apiranthos was built by Cretans during the 10th century. The first historical evidence regarding the existence of the village goes back to 1413, on a reference by the Italian traveler Cristoforo Buondelmonti on his book Liber insularum archipelagi (The Book of the Islands of the Archipelago). The village has four museums: the Archaeological Museum of Apiranthos, the Museum of Folk Art, the Geological Museum, and the Museum of Natural History. Apiranthos is considered by many visitors the most beautiful and picturesque village of the island.
Apiranthos, Naxos. Picture taken by Ioannis Zevgolis.
Apiranthos
- Aperathos / Δ.δ. Απεράθου (Απειράθου) [ 1.078 ]
- Aperathos / ο (τ. ο Απείραθος) [ 828 ]
- Azalas / ο Αζάλας [ 28 ]
- Kanaki / το Κανάκι [ 23 ]
- Kleido / η Κλειδώ [ 54 ]
- Lygaridia / τα Λυγαρίδια [ 49 ]
- Moutsouna / η Μουτσούνα [ 82 ]
- Panermos / ο Πάνερμος [ 14 ]
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