Petalouda Art Gallery

Hora (Naxos)


Next to the walkway to the heart of the kastro, this French-run art gallery features up-and-coming young artists, as well as established international ones. You may find haunting paintings by the likes of Isabelle Malmezat alongside antique ceremonial masks from Gabon and the Congo.


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