Location

Our location has long been characterized by the agricultural production and livestock farming where it was the main force for the economic prosperity of the residents of Agios Arsenios with particular emphasis on the production of the famous potato of Naxos. However, the special element of this location was a tree of Wild Olive (in Greek it is called “Agria Elia”) (Agrielia), which gave the toponym of the area.

Today the residents in this area have planted many olive trees. During the autumn months (October-November), when the olive harvest takes place, the locals produce the oil that they use in their households throughout the year, excellent quality olive oil of Koronian variety, rich in trace elements and vitamins.

Along with the olive trees, the area is surrounded by equally many vineyards with local grape varieties. The vineyards here are mainly used by the locals for the production of wine which they themselves use on their daily table but also in special festive moments. The pleasant process of harvesting occurs in September. Also, noteworthy are the orchards full of fruit trees and the green groves in the area as almost every family grows fruit and vegetables for them or their friends.

Naxos Island

In the endless blue of the Aegean Sea, in the center of the Cyclades and surrounded by sandy beaches, lies the beautiful island of Naxos. Its diverse geomorphology harmoniously combines mountainous with lowland and coastal landscape.

Naxos, apart from its wonderful beaches with crystal clear waters and golden sand, has been famous since antiquity for its agricultural crops, olive groves, viticulture and animal husbandry. For this reason, it is characterized as a gastronomic destination as every visitor has the opportunity to initially come into substantial contact with nature, to get to know the ways of processing and harvesting the products generously offered by the land of Naxos and then to enjoy its fruits, to taste its special traditional cuisine with dishes prepared from its products, with recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation and the inhabitants of the island preserve over the years. All these in combination with the habits and events of the place compose a special cultural element that undoubtedly deserve to be known by every visitor

The cultural characteristics of the island, traditions and arts are also complemented by marble sculpture due to the famous marble quarries of Naxos, pottery, textile, basketry, metal processing and architecture with special features in traditional island buildings the whitewash, the white volumes, the underlining of the landscape and the coarse plaster.