Local Products

Sifnos: A small island on the map – A major force in land management. 

Since ancient times, Sifnos was self-sufficient in agricultural production and beyond. The workforce was sought after and find a way out in professions relevant for the earth.

Starting from the Sifnian Potters, who, with their hands created wonderful household items (eg. for cooking, carrying) that withstand the test of time, as well as decorative clay vessels, with the most typical being the «Flaros» (traditional  chimney on Sifnian houses) etc.

Others worked in the production of lime, which was necessary to build, but also to the whitewashing of houses.

Some, taking advantage of the logging produced coal, which was used in baking fish or other foods.

Of course there were farmers. The production of meat, milk, and cheese -the famous Sifnian “Manoura” cheese- eggs and poultry was their competence.

The beekeepers sweetened us. The honey was excellent starting material for the production of  “Pasteli” (honeyand sesame candy bars), and the Easter “Honey Pie”. Also beekeepers care for the production of the church candles.

There were also the millers in their wind mills which care to product flour for the people.

Also the gardeners. In their gardens (perivolia) they had all the goods, such as eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, zucchinis, celery, parsley and also areas with fructiferous trees, such as lemon-trees, pear-trees, apricot-trees, plum-trees, etc.

But the Sifnian land was also ideal for the production of legumes (Beans, chickpeas, fava beans, etc.)

We must not forget to mention the production of local olive oil, olives and figs!

All these people deserve special mention because of the enormous efforts they inherit us a place that rightly named as “Island of Outstanding Natural Beauty” and this, not only for its architecture.

 Author: Georgia Atsoniou

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The visitors who want to take with them some of the scent and the taste of Sifnos can choose among the following local products:

Thyme honey of excellent quality
Cheeses (xinomizithra, chloromanoura, manoura matured in wine lees)
Caper
Sweets (biscuits, casserole marzipans, marzipans in the oven, marzipans with powdered sugar, pastelis (honeyand sesame candy bars), cookies, patties, halvadopitas (nougats of sesame with almonds in a thin crust), loukoums, vanillas (vanilla flavored, white cream that you lick off a spoondipped in ice-cold water), marmalades, sweet fruit preserves etc.)
Local wine of small producers
Herbs (oregano, sage, pennyroyal, marjoram etc.) 

and of course… the famous ceramics of Sifnos (utilitarian and decorative objects)!

Resource: sifnos.gr

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POTTERY WORKSHOPS

1. Antonis K. Kalogirou, tel +302284033090, in Artemonas
2. Ioannis B. Depastas, tel +302284033418, in Artemonas
3. Ioannis Lebesis, tel +302284032010, in Artemonas
4. Nikolaos  Raviolos, tel +302284033755, in Artemonas
5. Ioannis  Narlis, tel +302284033909, in Kato Petali
6. Antonis Atsonios, tel +302284071119, in Vathi
7. Flora and Maria Markou, tel +302284071116, in Vathi
8. Ioannis Apostolidis, tel +302284033721, in Kamares (Kamares Road)
9. Konstantinos Mamidas, tel +3022840 33738, in Kamares
10. Georgios Exylzes, tel +302284033044, in Kamares
11. Antonios Kalogirou, tel +302284031651, in Kamares
12. Katerina Kalogirou, tel +302284031683, in Kamares
13. Giannis Podotas, tel +302284032349, in Kamares
14. Georgios and Symeon Atsonios, tel +302284032121, in Kamares
15. Alexandros Lemonis, tel +302284071362, in Platis Gialos
16. Fratzeskos Lemonis, tel +302284071203, in Platis Gialos
17. Labros and Antonis Skandalis, tel +302284031828, in Petsis (Cheronissos Road)
18. Georgios Atsonios (Bairamis) tel +306946224008, in Diavroucha (Cheronissos Road)
19. Konstantinos Depastas, tel +302284033121, in Cheronissos
20. Ageliki Tzouli-Tzanni, tel: +3022840 32267, in Katavati