TROPODES-INFO
As you look through the roadway with its picturesque windmills perched on the hill like a painting. The village is located in the southwestern part of the island through the beautiful beaches and Kastrakiou -Alykou Pirgaki without itself lacks the enviable beach of Plaka. Renowned for even the history, the hospitality of its inhabitants and the archaeological monuments like Paliopyrgos Plaka, the chapel of Ag. Matthew, Panagia Tripodiotissa the stavropigio, Plaka.
With Tripods happened as with many villages of Naxos. Initially it appears that the settlement was senior Tripodon the coast of Plaka area, as evidenced by the ruins of the ancient Tower of Plaka, the ancient church of St. Matthew. Later, because of the fear of pirates and destructive raids, the settlement was moved to the interior, while the current position was finalized during the Franks to evolve into one of the biggest villages of Livadia, with the name or Paper Tripods.
The name is connected with the story of the Tower of Plaka or Paliopyrgos. Sometimes, they say, the old king of Naxos bet put in order the two new daughter to choose the most capable husband. One feat was the construction of the Tower, the other the transfer of water from the watershed in the country. Both jobs should be done in a day. The lads agreed to do a Tower and another aqueduct. Shortly before nightfall arrived and two simultaneously in the palace but then caught the hands and alliloskotothikan. The princess of the sadness of lost youth vowed to live the Tower and did oracle. Evenings with starlight sat on a stool with three legs and stared at the stars. Once dawn, he went and told everyone what will happened in his life. One day demolished the tower and the girl was Afandou. The tripod stool were brought to the village intact and then say the village Tripods. On this stool wrote the first community meetings in a paper so called Bible.
In 1836 Naxos divided into five municipalities and between them and the City Paper included the villages Glinado, Agersani Cameras Sagkri, rivers and ink. Since 1912, the community created Tripods-Paper currently has 807 residents (2001 census) who deal with the farmer and tourism. At the entrance of the village of Panagia Tripodiotissa welcomes you. The tradition itself Kira indicate the area that wanted to build the temple, since, when residents began to build the church in the trio, was demolished in the morning and saw a candle burning in the place it is today. They dug and found the icon. Used to be one of the most robust men's monasteries. The inscriptions testify to the antiquity of the 16th century while the "Underground" made the school until the late '50.
It is a two-aisled church with famous carved iconostasis. The bells still need three pairs of men's hands sounding every Sunday, especially in the celebration of "the Nine Days of Mary" on August 23. Local residents and Athenians xenitarides much evlavefontai and celebrate the festival with a procession around the village. The evening is a feast in the village square until dawn.
If you find yourself on the day that celebrates the Ag. Downhill Friday, July 26 at the chapel of the plate to light a candle. In the village have a great reputation and the day of the feast of jobs do to honor her memory.
After the operation, the fabulous beaches and the vast sea of Kara waiting.
Those who fail to take the holidays and come September the festival of stavropigio 14 months of the homonymous chapel just outside the village on the road to Kastraki will compensate him. The picturesque chapel of stavropigio raised all-white beneath trees, oleanders and Alygaries. Formerly under the chapel came water, holy water. The summer people from around the fragrant wild herbs and roses around the sprinklers.