Location information

Katalakko Community

  Katalakko was not accidentally named so. Katalakkos in Greek means something put in a pit. The village fits its name as it is built in a region surrounded by many hills. In 1856 the church of Aghios Modestos was found. Aghios Modestos is the Saint who protects the stock-breeders, especially their cattle. On the 18th of December - when the Saint is honoured - many kechaghiades used to come to Kalakko from their mandres. Kechaghiades in the local dialect means stock-breeders and mandra is their farm house. These kechaghiades used to wear white breeches, a white cap and leather shoes called tservoulia. They danced local dances, like the kechaghiadikos and the patma.
This text (extract) is cited May 2003 from the Lemnos Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).