Award-winning mountainous Lefkara village is famous for its hand-embroidered lace linens and silversmithing, including the delicate art of filigree. The crafts can be seen whilst wandering the village or at the workshops.

Lefkara lace linens are included on the UNESCO Intangible World Heritage List: Read more here.

Find out more about the history of lace making in Lefkara via the 'Lefkara Laces - Before Memory Fades' video by the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO. 

Visit:

You can see lace and silver pieces and learn more about them and olden-day life in general at the Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith Work, Lefkara.

Watch artistans at work:

Name: Lefkara Handicraft Centre

Tel: +357 2434 2822

Village: Lefkara 

Opening Hours: For organised groups upon request.

Name: Rouvis Lace and Silver

Tel: +357 2434 2559

Village: Lefkara 

Opening Hours: 9am-6pm.

Name: Demetris Stafylaris (silversmithing)

Tel: +357 2253 3480 / 9952 6577

Village: Lefkara 

Opening Hours: Morning hours upon request / afternoons: 4-7.30pm.