Hits:8323 Thrapsano - Cretan Pottery
Pottery is among the most ancient arts and deals with the manufacture of earthen vessels. Pots are objects that are first shaped of wet clay, and then hardened by baking...
Read moreHits:5347 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 (Ypsosis tou Timiou Stavrou) Church of the Metamorphosis of the Saviour...
Read moreHits:6338 The reservoir of Livada
The small reservoir of Livada is located 800 meters north of the village of Thrapsano. Local people used to exploit clay from the area and thus a pond was created; this...
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There are several versions for the origin of the village name and most of them are connected with the traditional relation of the village with pottery. According to the first version...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A typical family of Thrapsano in 1900 In the table below we can see the existing data for the population of the village, and at the graph, the fluctuation of the...
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Thrapsano is a village located 28 km south from Knossos. The primary characteristic of our village is the reputation that it has concerning the pottery and especially the creation of big...
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Looking at historical data/facts and hearing unpublished histories from senior residents we can see that the village has many myths and traditions. The most important myths of the village are the...
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Vedema was the summer campaign and temporary installation in the various places of Crete until mid September, of Thrapsano potters, in teams, where they manufactured big jars called “pitharia” and...
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Potters festival in Thrapsano, Crete Pottery workshops: You can watch the traditional pottery art and choose from the biggest perhaps variety of earthen utensils. The Primary School that constitutes the ornament of our...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY "Poleis kai horia tis Kritis" Tomos A' Stergiou G. Spanaki "Kritika Hronika" Mnimeia Krit. Ist. V s.123 "Kriti to afieroma" Encyclopedia "Glossikai Meletai" Ksanthoudidis "Amartolon Sotiria" Agapios Landos "Agapios Landos o Kris" Styl. Mairaktari Metafraseis, tom. B...
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