HANDICRAFTS
Traditional
hand-made items can be purchased from Souvenir Shops, found in every corner of
the island. At the Handicraft Center in Nicosia, visitors can see the artisans
weaving, basket-making, wood-carving, producing leather articles, pottery and
traditional hand-made copper items. A
large variety of hand-produced items are on sale at the Center's shop. The workshops
are open from Monday to Friday: 07:30 - 14:30 and Thursday 15:00 - 18:00.
The Cyprus
Handicraft Service has similar shops in Laiki Yitonia in Nicosia, and in Limassol,
Larnaca and Paphos towns.
At Laiki Yitonia in Nicosia, craftsmen still produce
art - and craft-work in the traditional way, and from the shops there, visitors
can buy genuine masterpieces of Cyprus hand- made items. In various villages and
districts many kinds of hand-made art and craft-work are still produced by villagers
in the traditional way. Some of these renowned villages are:
Fini:
on the southern slopes of Troodos mountains about an hour's drive from Nicosia.
Village known for its pottery, laces and traditional chairs.
Omodos:
on the southern slopes of Troodos mountains, about an hour's drive from Limassol.
Village known for its embroideries.
Lefkara:
off the Nicosia- Limassol motorway, 45 minutes drive from Limassol
or Larnaca. Village known for its embroideries and silverware.
Moutallos:
Marathassa valley, on the northern slopes of Troodos mountains. Village known
for its traditional wooden carved basins.
Liopetri,
Sorira:
Famagusta area, 10 minutes drive from Ayia Napa. Village known
for its basket ware.
Kornos:
20 minutes drive from Limassol, off the Nicosia- Limassol motorway. Village, known
for its pottery.
Geroskipou:
3 km, (1 1/2 m) east of Paphos town. Village known for its basket ware.
Fyti:
Paphos area. (45 minutes drive from Paphos). Village
known for its tapestry.
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