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                      Dimitra Nazou

                      ANYONE YOU ASK ON THE ISLAND about her will identify her as the soul of the Mykonos Folklore Museum.                                                              the Ultim e
                      A woman who has served the tradition that has kept memories of the past alive despite frantic tourism development.
                      Dimitra Nazou has what we call in Greece “the golden touch”. A lover of handmade creations and an artist, she
                      was active in the Cultural Folklore Women’s Society of Mykonos, the Society of Friends of Delos & Rineia, the
                      Asia Minor Society of Mykonos and the Society of Friends of the Mykonos Folklore Museum, in an attempt to
                      spread a simple idea: That the past is as important as the present and determines the future. To this day, this woman                                Luxury Experience.
                      continues on this same course. She supports folklore events, she researches and records Mykonos folk culture, and
                      she is passionate about weaving and traditional textiles. She has conducted significant research on the renowned
                      Mykonos textiles of the 20th century in cooperation with archaeologist Panagiotis Chatzidakis, as well as on lace
                      and its manual techniques. When you speak with her, a different Mykonos enchants you. A Mykonos that still
                      dances at fairs, that remembers island stories, myths and legends, that is full of colloquialisms, still uses a crochet
                      hook, weaves on a loom, and, mainly, breathes and draws its strength from its roots. Dimitra Nazou believes in the
                      continuation of customs and traditions, and in the power of women to use what was delivered to them by previous
                      generations, turning it into cultural wealth. 





















































                                                                                                                                                                              Mykonos Yachting                    www.mykonosyachting.gr
                                                        MYKONOS FOLKLORE TRADITION
                              Dimitra Nazou shows us Lena’s House Museum. A branch of the Folklore Museum, located at Tria Pigadia in the town of Mykonos,
                                                it is an authentic middle-class Mykonian residence of the 19th century.                                                        Platis Gialos Port                 info@mykonosyachting.gr
                                                                                                                                                                                 84600 Mykonos                    +30 2289 028660

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