Basketry
Livadia Basketry
Livadia village has been practising basket-weaving with the use of wicker or reeds since the 19th century and continues to actively promote and protect this skill, earning it a place on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Read more about the craft here.
Craft of Caning Museum, Livadia: Visit the museum dedicated to the tradition of bakestry in Livadia. The museum is accessible and caters for persons with a sensory disability. Read more here.
Petros Nicolaou Basketry Museum, Choriokoitia
The workshop of local basket maker Petros Nicolaou (in a 1903 stone-built house) displays various baskets used in olden-day life and offers folkloric basket making demonstrations and Halloumi cheese making demonstrations, incorporating the special baskets that were traditionally used in the process:
Name: Petros Nicolaou
Tel: +357 9920 5833
Village: Choirokoitia
Opening Hours: Upon request.
