Vertzagio Museum of Zakynthos
A
visit to the cultural museum and you will instantly be transpoted
back in time. to over 200 years of Zakynthian History.
The museum situated in the peaceful village of Pigadakia is set amongst
the beautiful green countryside. Here you will view how the Greeks
used to live years before.
Inside
the museum itself you will see a traditional bedroom,lounge, dining
room with original furniture and decoration of the period. Also there
is a chance to see a traditional kitchen with all the original utensils
and stone oven along with lots of other things associated with a green
family ie old money,newspapers clothes,linen etc,
Outside
of the museum is the original horse-drawn agricultural machinery that
was used to grind wheat in to flour, press grapes into wine and also
to process olives into olive oil. Here you can purchase traditional
gifts and sample local farm produce.
A
visit to this museum is a must as it is full os fascinating features associated
with Greek History. You can visit the mseum bu the local "Trainaki"
(Village Train) which departs twice a day from Alykes & Alykanas
or if you fancy a stroll by foot. It is around 2 klm from Alykes.
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