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Category Archives: ARCHITECTURE Agia Matrona, Santorini Tonight, at the village of Finikia in Santorini, another unique Aegean panigiri will take place: the canaves are opening and people gather to celebrate Agia Matrona, the Saint who protects the village. For the habitants of Santorini, the time to relax and meet with friends has come; a few weeks away from […]  The amazing Aegean stone lace Xerolithies are the dry stone walls that create the characteristic images of the Aegean landscape; local stones combined together, without any cohesive material, forming walls that spread all over the island surface, in perfect harmony with the morphology of the land. Those well designed walls, curvy and proud, standing untouched […]  The Castle of Monemvasia The presence of Time is something you cannot pass by when you are in the Fortress town of Monemvasia. It has created beautiful textures on the roof tiles, the arched wooden doors and the stone walls that you want to touch as you walk inside the medieval lanes. To be on […]  The Heraklion central market For centuries, the Heraklion central market is a meeting point for the inhabitants of this lively port city of Crete: in the small old-fashioned shops, where the aromas of cinnamon, oregano and sage mix, people make small talk while deciding what they are going to prepare for lunch. Everything is fresh and […]  As Cycladic as it gets I couldn’t start talking to you about Mrs. Flora’s Aegean traditional home, without telling some things about her first; and it is very easy for me, because she is one of the kindest, good-hearted people I know… I close my eyes and imagine her walking in the streets of Marpissa, always having […] |
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