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Thrapsano
The church of Panagia Mesoxoritissa at the central square of Thrapsano Thrapsano, Iraklion, Crete, Greece Thrapsano village is located in the province...
Cretan Pottery Art
Pottery is among the most ancient arts and deals with the manufacture of earthen vessels. Pots are objects that are...
The churches of Thrapsano
The village of Thrapsano has 13 churches. Seven of them are country churches. Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross...
The reservoir of Livada
The small reservoir of Livada is located 800 meters bird landingnorth of the village of Thrapsano. Local people used to exploit...
And the name of it... Thrapsano!
There are several versions for the origin of the village name and most of them are connected with the traditional...
The Pottery art in Thrapsano
Studying the existing historical data about Thrapsano, in all cases, these are directly linked to pottery. I mention below the historical data I have come across up to this day.…
The history of Thrapsano
According to the historian Stergios Spanakis (Towns and Villages of Crete, 1st Vol.) the most ancient indication of settlement is reported as Trapsiano and Thrapsiano in 1379 in the Ducal…
Cretan Ceramic centers
Apart from Thrapsano that is considered the biggest centre of pottery in our island, it would be an omission, not to report, the remainder traditional centres that also have a…
