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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

                                                  Greece                 +30 6992 424242

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