Lefkes

The Mediterranean village of Lefkes, with a population of about 500, is built at an altitude of 200 m, 12 km east of Parikia. Lefkes is a small picturesque settlement built in a richly vegetated area full of olive trees. Among the beautiful snow-white houses of the settlement are the distinguished and beautiful churches of the 15th - 17th century, like the marble church of the Holy Trinity (Agia Triada) with its old icons, or the churches of Agia Varvara and Agia Theodosia. In the settlement there is also a remarkable museum of folklore and many workshops for pottery and weaving. Some other places worth visiting in Lefkes, at a distance of 4 km, are the sites of the archaeological excavations where ancient marble quarries have been discovered. The Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa Thapsanon, Agios Ioannis Kaparos and the Monastery "Panagia sta Kelia" (the Virgin in Cells).are also worth a visit.

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