The unifinished temple of Apollohave been started built ca 530 BC by the tyrant Lygdamis. It is located on the islet of Palatia, at the entrance to Naxos harbor, connected with the mainland via a paved footpath. In early Christian period on the ruins of it the church was built.
Sources:
- Tony Spawforth, The Complete Greek Temples, London : Thames & Hudson, 2006, pp. 181-182
- https://www.naxos.gr/the-temple-of-apollo-portara/?lang=en
- George Dimitrokallis, “The Byzantine Churches of Naxos.” American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 72, no. 3, Archaeological Institute of America, 1968, pp. 283–86, https://doi.org/10.2307/503558.
