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Cypriot embroidered lace, the well
known “lefkaritiko”. It is said that the
famous Renaissance artist Leonardo da
Vinci visited Cyprus at the end of the
15 th century and came to Lefkara,
where he bought a large ornate table-
cloth, which he gifted to Milan Cathe-
dral.
In addition to Lefkara lace, another
craft that has thrived here for decades
is silversmithing. Hand –made jewels,
spoons, censers and other ecclesiasti-
cal implements, candle burners, pro-
cessional staffs, crosses etc. are made
locally, while silver and gold are also
used to coat icons and bibles.
Lefkara is a large settlement whose
main architectural characteristic is the
fact that buildings are concentrated in
a dense area and are mostly terraced.
The houses are built from stone with
tiled roofs, balconies and inner court-
yards, filled with flowers.
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close that they almost appear to
merge one into another. Several of
the narrow picturesque alleyways
are paved and blend in with the
stone walls of the buildings.
There are many chapels in Lefkara.
This is because of the religiousness
of the locals, who contributed to the
construction of eighteen chapels in
many neighbourhoods of the village
and the surrounding area, some of
which are superb examples of Byz-
antine architecture.
The roads are narrow and often lead to
a dead end, with balconies so tightly
25.11.2016
Trip to Paphos
the Cypriot team
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