Castle of the Dukes of Naxos (Chora, Naxos)

The Castle of the Dukes of Naxos is the medieval/venetian fortified citadel located in Chora, the principal town (Naxos City) on the west side of Naxos island. Naxos was captured by Marco Sanudo in 1207 and remained under Venetian influence for roughly three centuries; Venetian architectural elements, including towers and fortifications, are a visible part of the townscape. The provided sources situate the castle within this broader historical context but do not supply site-specific construction dates, ownership succession, or details about its present state of repair or access. The supplied research materials contain no accounts of hauntings, apparitions, sounds, or other paranormal phenomena associated with the Castle of the Dukes of Naxos, and they do not name any supernatural entities linked to the site. Likewise, no investigative theories or local ghost folklore specific to the castle are present in the sources. The castle's significance in the sources is therefore primarily historical and architectural, as part of Naxos's medieval Venetian heritage and the urban identity of Chora.