Handicraft & Enogastronomy
“Learn a craft even if you don’t need to and if you get hungry, practice it”. This is an old Cypriot folk saying, that can be interpreted as to have a contingency plan, if everything doesn’t go according to your plans, learning a craft will never fail you. Not so long-ago people living at the Heartland of Legends villages were either farmers or shepherds and at the same time handcrafters. People had to be creative and multi-talented, to be able to supplement their income, if they faced hardship, and a craft always comes in handy.
They engaged in basket weaving, icon painting for rich churches and landlords, silversmithing, wood carving, ceramic and pottery making, mosaic making, embroidery, wine and Commandaria making, and many more. All these crafts are nowadays part of our Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Deputy Ministry of Tourism has developed a scheme to offer people the opportunity to participate in workshops promoting both traditional crafts and contemporary fashionable handicrafts where tradition pairs harmonically with modern.
Visitors can participate in various handcrafts and oenogastronomy workshops, which take place at many Heartland villages. Wrap your hands around clay to make pots, learn how to use the gouge (carving tool with a curved cutting edge) to carve your own wooden artifact, master needle and thread to create Lefkaritika needlework, sit at a voufa (loom) moving rhythmically to weave Fythkiotika fabrics and many more. Exciting workshops and authentic experiences just for you, beckon to be discovered in the Heartland of Legends.
All these experiential activities require booking, therefore contact the organizer in advance. Also, at the village/location where the workshops take place, free guided tours are offered.
All Workshops are free of charge
Workshops take place from February to November 2023 and are open for visitors from 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. No reservation is required if you are just visiting.
We are waiting for you to come and experience this once in a lifetime journey, through traditional tastes, activities and customs, gaining the authentic Cyprus feel.
* It is noted that the organizers of the workshops will implement all sanitary measures for the protection of public health, as defined by the Decree and instructions issued by the Ministry of Health.
* The Deputy Ministry of Tourism invites all interested parties to contact the organizers for any further information regarding the workshops.


View all Workshops
Saturday, Sep 30
12:00 - 13:30
AREDIOU
LEFKOSIA
13:00 - 14:30
LAGEIA
LARNAKA
15:00 - 17:00
CHANDRIA
LEMESOS
13:00 - 15:30
AMARGETI
PAFOS
15:00 - 17:00
LYTHRODONTAS
LEFKOSIA
Sunday, Oct 01
14:30 - 16:30
TREIS ELIES
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AGROS
LEMESOS
15:00 - 16:00
MELINI
LARNAKA
15:00 - 17:00
GIALIA
PAFOS
11:00 - 13:00
ARSOS
LEMESOS
13:00 - 15:00
KAKOPETRIA
LEFKOSIA
12:00 - 13:30
AREDIOU
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
CHANDRIA
LEMESOS
16:30 - 18:00
POTAMIOU
LEMESOS
14:00 - 16:00
PRODROMOS
LEMESOS
Wednesday, Oct 04
11:00 - 12:00
KATO DRYS
LARNAKA
14:30 - 16:30
TREIS ELIES
LEMESOS
12:30 - 14:00
LEFKARA
LARNAKA
15:30 - 17:00
KATO LEFKARA
LARNAKA
16:30 - 18:00
POTAMIOU
LEMESOS
Thursday, Oct 05
15:00 - 17:00
LYTHRODONTAS
LEFKOSIA
Saturday, Oct 07
10:00 - 11:00
KATO DRYS
LARNAKA
14:30 - 16:30
TREIS ELIES
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
12:00 - 14:00
AGROS
LEMESOS
13:00 - 15:00
KAKOPETRIA
LEFKOSIA
15:30 - 17:00
KATO LEFKARA
LARNAKA
14:00 - 16:00
GOURRI
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 17:00
LAZANIAS
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
PISSOURI
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
PISSOURI
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
PISSOURI
LEMESOS
12:00 - 13:30
FOINI
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AVDIMOU
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AVDIMOU
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
SANIDA
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
SANIDA
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
SANIDA
LEMESOS
13:00 - 15:30
AMARGETI
PAFOS
15:00 - 17:00
SANIDA
LEMESOS
14:30 - 16:30
GALATA
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 17:30
LEFKARA
LARNAKA
15:00 - 17:00
SOTIRA (AMMOCHOSTOU)
AMMOCHOSTOS
15:00 - 16:00
KATO DRYS
LARNAKA
14:30 - 15:30
VAVATSINIA
LARNAKA
Sunday, Oct 08
15:00 - 17:00
ANOGYRA
LEMESOS
10:00 - 11:00
KATO DRYS
LARNAKA
14:30 - 16:30
MENIKO
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 16:30
TREIS ELIES
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AGROS
LEMESOS
15:00 - 16:00
MELINI
LARNAKA
15:00 - 17:00
FRENAROS
AMMOCHOSTOS
15:00 - 17:00
FRENAROS
AMMOCHOSTOS
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
ASKAS
LEFKOSIA
13:00 - 15:00
KAKOPETRIA
LEFKOSIA
15:00 - 17:00
ANOGYRA
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
ANOGYRA
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
ANOGYRA
LEMESOS
14:00 - 16:00
GOURRI
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 17:00
LAZANIAS
LEFKOSIA
12:00 - 13:30
FOINI
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AVDIMOU
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
AVDIMOU
LEMESOS
14:00 - 16:00
FIKARDOU
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 16:30
GALATA
LEFKOSIA
14:30 - 17:30
LEFKARA
LARNAKA
15:00 - 16:00
KATO DRYS
LARNAKA
14:30 - 15:30
VAVATSINIA
LARNAKA
Wednesday, Oct 11
14:30 - 16:30
TREIS ELIES
LEMESOS
14:00 - 17:00
LOUVARAS
LEMESOS
12:30 - 14:00
LEFKARA
LARNAKA
15:30 - 17:00
KATO LEFKARA
LARNAKA
15:00 - 17:00
PAREKKLISIA
LEMESOS
12:00 - 13:30
FOINI
LEMESOS
16:30 - 18:00
POTAMIOU
LEMESOS
Thursday, Oct 12
12:00 - 14:00
AGROS
LEMESOS
15:00 - 17:00
PAREKKLISIA
LEMESOS
12:00 - 13:30
FOINI
LEMESOS