Kalamitsia - Kalamitsia
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based on 8 reviews
Contact Kalamitsia
| Address : | Naxos 843 00, Greece |
| Postal code : | 843 |
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Toma Zumbrunn on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ They could at least preserve this beautiful monastery
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Konstantina on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A very special place, too bad it's left to ruin... The access is quite tricky in the last bit, but safe. The complex itself is not the safest place to be (stones and building materials are about to fall off), but I have to say, it was all worthwhile. Built in the 17th century by a Jesuit priest named Roberto Sozé as the vacation spot for the order, the complex included the main hall, living quarters, kitchen, stables etc. The two storey building has passed from one order to the other until the 1940s, when it became property of the Greek state. Ever since it has been abandoned.
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Antoni Mysliborski on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Super cool place, especially if you loved adventure books and Indiana Jones movies. Those ruins are pretty big and you can explore many areas - underground and above. I liked how secluded it was, you'll be probably alone there which adds to the mood
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Ieva Cie on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wish we did not go… Also some spot of a psychopath on the way up there, with dead doves and chained dogs…
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Vassilis Dimitriadis on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really nice place. Abandoned monastery from 18th century. Not very big but a nice walk if you like these kind of places. The last 1 kilometre you have to walk because the road is not very good for the car.
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Manos Fls on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We've been to the most amazing place today. Kalamitsia is one of the quietest, loneliest places in Naxos, just 2 km away from the village of Melanes.
It used to be a Venetian Mansion dating back to the 14th century but was transformed into a Jesuit Monastery by Roberto Sauze in 1673.
Its marvelous design, elegance and luxurious style provoked the reactions of the residents that time as this luxury was opposed to the supposedly austere life of the monks.
I looked at around to this place,
at the chaos it has endured - the way it has been adapted, burned, pillaged and found a way to build itself back up again.
It feels like a precious wound, a heartbreak you won't let go of because it hurts too good. We all want things to stay the same. Settle for living in misery because we're afraid of change, of things crumbling to ruins. Maybe my life hasn't been so chaotic, it's just the world that is, and the real trap is getting attached to any of it.
Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.
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Dave Beggs on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kalamitsia is well worth a stop if you are passing through the area, though care should be taken as the buildings are not preserved and in a partial state of collapse. It's probably not ideal for small children as there are many dangers, not least the accessible roof, with unprotected edges! Walking through the various levels of the complex is really surreal. One can just imagine the buildings in use for their intended purpose not so very long ago.
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No Wo on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sensational lost place and one of our best experiences at Naxos. No people, you can turn back in time for yourself. But be aware: don't go by car down to the monastery. Especially the last part is super-heavy also for good drivers and you have no chance to turn the car half way. Let the car on the last corner and then go few hundred meters down.
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