All the Marble Tour with lunch in Naxos
Philema Food Tours
The Experience
In this hands-on experience you’ll be taken outside a village in the heart of Naxos where you’ll arrive in an imposing marble quarry.around Hora’s most mouthwatering locations.
Your Itinerary
Highlights
- Tour of the quarry with the owners, discussing ancient and modern mining methods
- Visit to the village of Apeiranthos, known as "the marble village"
- Enjoy a full lunch in a family tavern in Apeiranthos
- Marvel at the construction of an entire village made of marble
- Attend a 2-hour marble sculpting workshop with a professional sculptor
- Learn how to create works of art with marble
- Carve your own personal souvenir to take home
Enjoy a tour of the quarry by one of the owners where you’ll have the opportunity to discuss about ancient and modern methods of mining, quality standards and so much more.
Your next stop will be further up on the Naxian mountains and the village of Apeiranthos, also known as “the marble village”: the ideal setting to enjoy a full lunch in a family tavern and also to marvel at how the people of Naxos managed to build an entire village out of their most beloved material.
And after you have learnt every single thing, you’ll attend a 2-hour marble sculpting workshop, where a professional marble sculptor will welcome you to their working space and teach you how to create works of art with this amazing material. By the time you leave, you will have carved your personal souvenir to take home with you, a masterpiece of your own!
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In the mostly dry and arid climate of the Cyclades, Naxos presents a big exception as well as a big surprise just waiting to be discovered. With its forests, rivers, waterfalls, olive groves, marble quarries, vineyards and livestock, this is the largest and most fertile island in the Cyclades. Naxos has always been gifted with abundance and is deeply appreciated by those who value the blessed land and all its produce, the authenticity of warm-hearted people and a strong folklore element.
Relish the opportunity to explore the island that keeps people coming back for more. With history that dates back thousands of years and continues throughout modern times, as well as a plethora of myths to feed the imagination, it’s no wonder why Naxos has loyal fans all over the world.
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