The Municipality of Plomari
The Municipality of Plomari consists of the small town of Plomari and of the villages Akrasi, Ampeliko, Megalochori, Neochori, Paleochori, Plagia and Trygona. The town of Plomari is an insular town with a view over the blue sea of Aegean. It is a small town of 3800 inhabitants. It was built in 1845. The modern town is built around the old historical centre and the Church of Saint Nikolaos. It consists of the neighbourhoods Platano, Agia Paraskevi, Tarsana, Agora, Proastio, Prophet Elias. To the east of Plomari and 2 kilometres from it, we will find the summer resort Saint Isidoros and to the west of Plomari the picturesque area Ammoudeli.
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At the port of Plomari we meet the neighborhood of Tarssana (old shipyard) where during the last century sailing-vessels were being constructed with special techniques by the experienced workers for the Aegean market. Here we find the Cultural Center housed in a building of an old soap making factory.
Today it has a conference room and for cultural activities, a guest's room and the locally unique Museums of Soap. Also, in Plomari we can visit the Museum of "ouzo", and the Cultural Center. We must mention that Plomari is the insular birthplace of ouzo. Other sights are the churches of Ayios Nikolaos, Ayia Paraskevi and Profiti Ilia at the higher point of the town, the building that houses the Gymnasioum (High School), the mansion of Chatzidimitriou and old public fountains. There is a plethora of tourism accommodation at the wider area and many cultural happening take place especially during summer. Also you must visit the resort of Saint Isidoros and enjoy the sports. Dont forget to taste the local products, to abmire the architecture and to live the tradition.
