FOLKLORE MUSEUM OF VRAKADES
The Folklore Museum of Vrakades is located in
the scenic village of Vrakades, 650 meters above sea level on
the north-western side of the island. The village was founded
in the 17th century and contains old stone houses and captains'
villas of architectural note. The museum houses an interesting
collection of itemsrelated to the history and people of the region.
Of particular interest are documents and memorabilia from the
Free State of Ikaria.
Vrakades sports a folklore museum which contains a remarkable collection of traditional and historical exhibits including various clay and wooden objects used by the housewife, the beekeeper, and the farmer. Ecclesiastical relics from Profit Elias in Vrakades and the convent of Evagelistrias Mavrianou, books by Ikarian writers, Ikarian records and documents over 500 years old,
exhibits from the Ikarian Struggle for Freedom and the Free Nation of Ikaria. Very interesting is the cutter, "lanari" in Greek, used for the processing of wool and goat hairs from which the primative local clothing was made. The primative tool used for making ropes,"lisgos" an old diggin tool, and many other tools belonging to the first inhabitants of the island.
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