THEMATIC ROUTES
A long-standing livestock farming legacy
Livestock farming and its products are deeply rooted in the tradition and identity of the inhabitants of Lemnos. The animals graze freely in the island's rich pastures, and the shepherds skillfully transform the milk into traditional dairy products. Discover the livestock tradition and its products of Lemnos through the suggested points of this route, in whatever order you choose, by car or on foot.
Livestock farming and its products are deeply rooted in the tradition and identity of the inhabitants of Lemnos. The animals graze freely in the island's rich pastures, and the shepherds skillfully transform the milk into traditional dairy products. Discover the livestock tradition and its products of Lemnos through the suggested points of this route, in whatever order you choose, by car or on foot.
A long-standing livestock farming legacy
THEMATIC ROUTES
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Nowhere else on the island will you find more representative livestock landscapes than in the area of Vigla. It is located in the west of the island and is the most mountainous part of Lemnos with the characteristic mandres of Lemnos in the centre of large farms with extensive pastures. Lemnos' curvy mountains, called "rachonia", are home to a long-standing pastoral tradition that awaits to be explored.
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Mandres Vigla
Nowhere else on the island will you find more representative livestock landscapes than in the area of Vigla. It is located in the west of the island and is the most mountainous part of Lemnos with the characteristic mandres of Lemnos in the centre of large farms with extensive pastures. Lemnos' curvy mountains, called "rachonia", are home to a long-standing pastoral tradition that awaits to be explored.