Snap a picture here to make all of your friends jealous! Pro tip: there is a little bench to the left of the entrance to the church plaza with magnificent bougainvillea branch that creates an arch over the bench. It opens onto a large plaza, and is such a stunning thing to see when you turn around a corner and unwittingly stumble upon it. In Lefkes, you will find the gorgeous Church of Agia Triada, or the Church of the Holy Trinity. If you are an architecture junkie, small towns like Lefkes and Marpissa will leave you speechless, as plaster archways guide you down alleys, and cats sit on doorsteps of perfectly blue doors. One of the best things to do on this tiny island is to take your rental car to a small town, park in one of the many free parking lots, and wander up and down the beautiful, crisp white streets. Walk the many white washed alleys of the island In their place is an organic farm that provides the public with a place to get up close and personal with their food and goods such as olive oil, raki, and dried herbs, and are sold to showcase how delicious organic can be, and how beneficial permaculture farming is to the natural environment. Crops are rotated year after year, and pesticides and hormones are nowhere to be found on the grounds. Nitrogen stripping plants are planted next to nitrogen fixing plants to keep the soil balanced and in good condition. Pomegranates, olives, lavender, and squash run in succession of each other, planted next to each other to positively impact their very existence. Kamarantho plants rows upon rows of crops that are naturally found on the island. While there, we were walked through the permaculture farm, were educated on what permaculture means, and how it benefits the soil. However, this lovely farm is such an interesting little stop, and is an informative peek into Greek and Cyclades history, weather, and agroscience.
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