KOYROYNOXORI-INFO
It is one of the 4 settlements of the Local District Municipality of Melanon. It is situated in the middle of the road from Chora to Kynidaros at the top of the eastern valley of Melanes over beautiful gardens which are full of all kinds of citrus fruit and olive trees and all kinds of vegetables.
The inclined territory has been elaborated in an irrigated and agricultural place with elegant terraces.
All the gardens and courtyards of houses are full of flowers and for this reason the village is called Anthohori (village of Flowers).
The source of Fleriou is very important to the village and waters areas and settlements.
Unique archaeological treasures of the region are:
• The ancient aqueduct with length of 11 kilometres, carrying water from Fleriou source to Chora and was built in the last third of the 6th B.C. century. In the 1st phase was made by clay tubes with an underground tunnel of 230 m. at the entrance of Fleriou basin. In the later phase was made a built track( era of the Roman period ).
• The ancient quarries went strong in the 7th and 6th B.C. century and supplied the entire art of ancient Greece with marble. Inside the quarries have been saved unique findings of huge sized statues, two statues of naked young men, each of 5.5 m. and two Kouroi of the 6th B.C. century.
• Unique in the region is the Venetian Mediaeval Tower.As reported
by MILER, who has written the story of the Franks, a Duke in 1370 (Kokkos) was murdered by one of his relatives, who took the lead and built the Tower. By another aspect tower was built in 1600 when Ursulines came to Naxos. In the beautiful garden of the Tower, which belongs to a simple house is situated a marble table with an inscription, indicating that at this table king Othonas used to eat.
The inclined territory has been elaborated in an irrigated and agricultural place with elegant terraces.
All the gardens and courtyards of houses are full of flowers and for this reason the village is called Anthohori (village of Flowers).
The source of Fleriou is very important to the village and waters areas and settlements.
Unique archaeological treasures of the region are:
• The ancient aqueduct with length of 11 kilometres, carrying water from Fleriou source to Chora and was built in the last third of the 6th B.C. century. In the 1st phase was made by clay tubes with an underground tunnel of 230 m. at the entrance of Fleriou basin. In the later phase was made a built track( era of the Roman period ).
• The ancient quarries went strong in the 7th and 6th B.C. century and supplied the entire art of ancient Greece with marble. Inside the quarries have been saved unique findings of huge sized statues, two statues of naked young men, each of 5.5 m. and two Kouroi of the 6th B.C. century.
• Unique in the region is the Venetian Mediaeval Tower.As reported
by MILER, who has written the story of the Franks, a Duke in 1370 (Kokkos) was murdered by one of his relatives, who took the lead and built the Tower. By another aspect tower was built in 1600 when Ursulines came to Naxos. In the beautiful garden of the Tower, which belongs to a simple house is situated a marble table with an inscription, indicating that at this table king Othonas used to eat.