Apeiranthos

Apeiranthos (Local idiom: Aperathou) is a village in mountainous Naxos. It is 28 kilometers from the capital of the island, built at an altitude between 570 and 640 meters on the eastern foothills of Mount Fanari.

Apeiranthos has a population of 904 inhabitants together with the inhabitants of the coastal settlements Moutsouna, Ligaridia, Kanaki, Kleidos, Panermos (according to the 2011 census). It is the second largest village of the island, after Filoti.

Apeiranthos is a traditional stone-built village. Regarding the origin of its inhabitants there are many versions. Due to the similarity of culture, dialect, morals and customs, ability in poetry and music with Crete, specifically Sfakia and Anogeia, it is probable that a large percentage of the population of Epiranthos originates from there. However, there is also the version that the inhabitants of the village come from the coasts of Asia Minor. It is mentioned in 1413 by the traveler Christopher Buondelmonti as a remarkable village. Its inhabitants are engaged in animal husbandry, emery mines, and after the 80s also in tourism.