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KEEPING THE OLD

Look at the map and it
Using local materials, FIRES BURNING will tell you that Margarites (pronounced
traditional tools and Mar-gha-reet-ess) is a just tiny village
ancient techniques,
Georgis Dalamvelas (left) clustered along a stretch of road not
produces artisan pottery in more than a kilometre long in the foot-
a process that’s equal parts A small unassuming village in hills of the Psiloritis massif. Yet if you
experimental archaeology happen to find yourself there, you soon
and creative exploration. Psiloritis Nature Park, Margarites realise that what should, by all accounts,
At his workshop, Keramion,
guests can delve into the is home to a community of artisan be a sleepy little nowhere is anything but.
ancient craft and create Like any self-respecting ancient village,
ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES ancient Cretan legacy passed into its idiosyncrasies and embraced
their very own mementoes potters who are perpetuating an Margarites has the self-assured laid-
of Margarites. back air of a place that has leaned

all its quirks; and truly, even the tower-
down through generations since
ing eucalyptus tree standing right in
the middle of the road into the village
the days of Knossos.

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