Traditional Arts in Lesvos

Traditional Arts in Lesvos

In Lesvos, due to the composition of its soil (clay soil and red soil) Pottery flourished. Even today pottery workshops or "tsoukaladika" as the locals call them are scattered on the island.

also, wood carving is also developed, where experienced craftsmen carve olive wood, of chestnut and cherry, animating it, giving it shape, honoring the saints in temples and monasteries and decoratingdo the houses with the famous lesbians carved wood furniture.

 

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