Location
Ano Potamia on Naxos Island
Potamia is a group of three pretty villages neighbouhoods, Ano Potamia, Kato Potamia and Mesi Potamia. It is lush green valley that offers relaxation in a beautiful surrounding. The village derives its name from the streams crossing the area (potami= river), which realized its heyday during the period of Frankish rule, when it was a popular country resort for the Venetian nobility.
Villa Matakia is situated at a stunning location in Ano Potamia, in the midst of an idyllic environment with abundant waters and lush gardens. It is accessed on foot from the entrance of the village.
In Potamia
A standout feature in Ano Potamia is the square with the old water font, next to the chapel of Agios Ioannis Theologos (1799), while one of the 14 old watermills situated on the outskirts of the settlement has been restored and can be visited.
The unfinished archaic stone statue of Kore –a mythical female figure- is seen in the upper part of the village (Upper Potamia), on the way to Chalki.
The impressive ruins of Potamia Castle (Apano Kastro), a small fort built by the Venetian Duke of Naxos Marco
