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Cristoforo Buondelmonti ( 1386 - c . 1430 ) was an Italian monk and traveler , and a pioneer in promoting first - hand knowledge of ___MASK76___ and its antiquities throughout the Western world . Drymalia is a former municipality on the island of Naxos , in the Cyclades , ___MASK76___ . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades , of which it is a municipal unit . With a land area of , it comprises about 70 percent of the island , in the eastern , northern , and southern parts . Its population was 5 , 244 at the 2011 census . The seat of the municipality was in Chalkeio ( pop . 408 ), located at the center of the island . The largest town is Filoti , with a population of 1 , 477 inhabitants . Other large towns are Aperathos , Koronos , Damarionas , and Koronis . The municipal unit shares the island with the municipal unit of Naxos ( city ), which comprises about 30 percent of the island of Naxos , at its western end . ___MASK48___ ("" ; Ancient Greek : , " Krt ") is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands , 88th - largest island in the world and the fifth - largest island in the ___MASK74___ , after ___MASK33___ , Sardinia , Cyprus , and Corsica . ___MASK48___ and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region of ___MASK48___ , one of the 13 top - level administrative units of Greece . The capital and the largest city is Heraklion . , the region had a population of 623 , 065 . Keramoti is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit , East Macedonia and Thrace , ___MASK76___ . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos , of which it is a municipal unit . The municipal unit has an area of 115 . 095 km . As of the 2011 census , the municipal unit had a population of 5 , 115 , and the town had a population of 1 , 438 . Originated as a small fisherman ' s village of Greek immigrants from ___MASK27___ Minor today Keramoti is a picturesque little sea resort with a faboulous sandy beach , several little hotels and a lot of vacation rentals . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , ___MASK23___ , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , ___MASK61___ , ___MASK76___ , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , ___MASK42___ , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . ___MASK7___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of ___MASK43___ . ___MASK7___ is bordered by the ___MASK68___ to the north , the ___MASK98___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK7___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK7___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK7___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . Koronos ( Greek :(  )  ) is one of the mountain villages on the Greek island of Naxos in the Cyclades group of islands . Situated in the northeast part of the island , Koronos lies on the northeast slopes of the Koronion Oros , the second tallest mountain on the island and has the second highest altitude of the villages at 630 meters above sea level . Along with Apiranthos ( T ' aperathou ) and Keramoti , Koronos belongs to the Smiridohoria or the emery - producing villages of Naxos . ___MASK84___ (" Athína " ) is the capital and largest city of Greece . ___MASK84___ dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical ___MASK84___ was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with ___MASK84___ . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , ___MASK84___ is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , ___MASK84___ was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Apeiranthos or Aperathos ( in Greek :  or  ; local dialect :  , " Aperathou ") is a mountainous village in the island of Naxos ( ___MASK76___ ). It is located north - east of the capital of the island , built on the foothill of mountain Fanari , on an altitude between 550 and 650 m . It is a village with a very rich history and folkloric tradition . The similarities of the local dialect and traditions to the mountainous Crete villages has led some historians to the conclusion that Apeiranthos was built by Cretans during the 10th century . The first historical evidence regarding the existence of the village goes back to 1420 , on a reference by the Italian traveler Cristoforo Buondelmonti on his book " Liber insularum archipelagi " (" The Book of the Islands of the Archipelago "). Nowadays , the village has four museums : the Archaeological Museum of Apeiranthos , the Museum of Folk Art , the Geological Museum , and the Museum of Natural History . With a population of 722 ( 2011 census ), the village is one of the biggest in the island ; it is considered by many visitors the most beautiful and picturesque village of the island . Keramoti ( Greek :  ) is a mountain village in the northeastern part of the island of Naxos in the Cyclades , ___MASK76___ . Keramoti is part of the municipal unit of Drymalia . It is situated 2 km southwest of Koronos and 12 km east of Naxos town . Together with Apeiranthos , Koronos and Komiaki , it is the emery producing area of Naxos . Thessaloniki is the second - largest city in ___MASK76___ and the capital of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - capital ", a reference to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " city of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . ___MASK76___ (' ), officially the Hellenic Republic ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . ___MASK76___ ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . ___MASK84___ is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . Naxos ( also known as  - " Chora ") is a city and a former municipality on the island of Naxos , in the Cyclades , ___MASK76___ . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit . The municipal unit has 12 , 726 inhabitants , and the community 7 , 374 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). The Naxos municipal unit covers an area of . It is located on the west side of ___MASK13___ in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean . It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture . It shares the island of Naxos with the municipal unit of Drymalia .