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Description
DESCRIPTION: A unique, outdoor agricultural museum has been created in 2008, in the area next to the parking lot in the square of Piles. You will find it on your right hand in the entrance of Piles, following the road from Othos village.
Probably is the most well organized Museum of the island in a very pretty surrounding, designed from the beginning for the purpose of becoming a museum.
The Museum includes: a farmhouse, a windmill, a wine press, a threshing floor, a small amphitheater, paved paths and trails for people with disabilities, stone and wooden benches and planted vines and various fruit trees. The visitor can know in detail the rural life of the past and the processing cycle that followed some important products of the island, such as cereals and wine. In the museum you can also find living animals, such as a donkey, goats and chickens.
WORKING HOURS:
Monday to Saturday 10:00-13:00 and 18:00-20:00
Sunday: Closed