Kastamonitsa’s Eftazymo Festival & Taste Celebration
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On August 8 & 9 2025, Kastamonitsa becomes the place to be for anyone who loves good food, local traditions and authentic village vibes.
The ovens are lit, the Eftazymo festival begins, and the village transforms into a vibrant open-air museum of traditional life. The streets are filled with irresistible aromas, forgotten crafts come back to life — and everything ends in a proper Cretan feast.
Friday, August 8, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Agia Kyriaki Square
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Hands-on workshops and traditional dances from all over Greece, presented by the Lyceum Club of Greek Women
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Live Cretan music by:
• Manolis Tsakirakis
• Manolis Kourakis
Saturday, August 9, 2025
📍 Mesochoria
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Museum of Traditional Life & Taste Festival
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Agia Kyriaki Square
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Cretan celebration with Kostis Veligkradakis and his band
📍 Primary School
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Party with Stelios Vamvakas and his band
Don't miss this warm, flavour-filled village celebration!
