The impressive terracing is one of the most outstanding features of the rural landscape of Kythnos. They are called skales (steps), anavathmides (grading) or pezoules (ledges). People have been terracing for years to secure land for their crops and, consequently, their food. Terracing holds rainwater which infiltrates the soil deeply and replenishes the aquifer, instead […]
The rural landscape is of particular cultural interest because it reveals people’s capacity to manage the natural environment in a sustainable and respectful manner, ensuring quality despite the limited natural resources at their disposal. Kythnos’ rural landscape is characterised by terracing or skales (steps) as well as dry stone constructions known as kelia (cells)
Rural landscape with a farmhouse, terracing and dry stone Read More »
These small stone-built constructions are encountered in the countryside of the Cyclades; they are called kelia (cells). The are dry stone buildings and blend harmoniously with their natural surroundings; they are small miracles of Cycladic architecture and remnants echoing rural life of yesteryears. These constructs were built by farmers with the stones they picked
Two-cell rural residence on a hill above Schoinari Read More »
