Wash-houses were the laundrettes of a bygone era. Public infrastructure, absolutely necessary until halfway through the previous century, nowadays they are a unique monuments that present a human activity that technology has forever left behind. The Mathia wash-house was built in 1852 in the memory of the mayor at the time Andreas Mazis, and it […]
In the Chora of Kythnos, on the south side of the hamlet, alongside the stream, there are four large public wells (the word pigadi [well] is a diminutive of the ancient Greek word pigi [spring]). Pano Pigadi or Pano Piadi, as they say in the local dialect, Cheiropigado, Mesiano, and Fountana. The well is an
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Kythnos welcomes Easter dressed in its best garbs, its Lambriatika. On Easter Sunday, in Christos Square of Chora, a swing has already been set up for boys and girls dressed in traditional costumes to swing, a tradition revived by the Cultural Association of Chora. The swinging of the swing, called “mamouni” in the local dialect,
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The windmill of Tziotakis is the best preserve mill currently dominating the windmill complex of Dryopida. It was built in approximately 1910 using stone, it has a wooden conical roof, and is approximately 6 metres tall. Mr Antonis Vitalis, son in law of Tziotakis and the last miller to have worked there for 14 years,
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Ceramics in Kythnos Pottery and ceramics flourished on Kythnos from the mid-19th century until the late 20th century, with the arrival and permanent settlement of potters from Sifnos (tsoukalades) on the island. The area of Sifnios was not named by accident, as it is rich in excellent quality clay and is where potters mine for
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