Once you are in the region of Santorini, you must check out the Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini. There are numerous tourist attractions in Santorini but the Lignos Folklore Museum is a unique one. The region famous for historical treasure and wonderful natural beauty is a tourist paradise. The Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini is one such wonderful worth visiting.
The Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini is domiciled in a cave house, which was built in the year 1861. The Lignos Folklore Museum is located in Kontochori of Fira. The Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini includes an old winery, workshops for carpenters, shoemakers, barrel makers, tinsmith and an art gallery. The art gallery includes magnificent works of several famed local artists of ancient times. You will find the paintings influenced by the lifestyle of the local people, incredible natural beauty and other pre historic stories.
The Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini is easily accessible. The region of Santorini is easily accessible. The city of Santorini includes a national airport. The international travelers can land at the Athens international airport and take direct flight to Santorini, which will take only 40 minutes. The other way to reach the city is via sea route. You will get regular ferryboat service from the port of Piraeus, Thessaloniki or Crete to the port of Santorini.
The Lignos Folklore Museum in Santorini also includes a library. The library includes several pre historic texts along with several modern books dedicated to the history of the region. You will also find the chapel of Agios Konstantinos. The chapel is a wonderful place that includes a festive room and is decorated in simple yet magnificent way. The Lignos Folklore Museum of Santorini is surrounded by well-manicured gardens. The gardens include benches under trees. You can admire the beauty of the Lignos Folklore Museum sitting in the benches of the garden. Emmanuel A. Lignos who was a lawyer, journalist and Director of the monthly newspaper ¨Theiraic News is the founder of the Lignos Folklore Museum.
The major things that you can see at the Lignos Folklore Museum, Santorini include traditional winery along with wine cellar. You will also find here treading vats, barrels, wine press, linens and traditional utensils. The interesting thing to see in the museum is a cavern that exhibits evidence of the volcanic eruption from the mining of the layers of soil. The historical annals including lithographs, manuscripts and history books are also found here.
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