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Category: Church
Prefecture: Chania
Address: Μουσούρες, Ελλάδα
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Apostolon Petrou kai Pavlou
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double Basilica dedicated to the Apostles Paul and Peter and Saint Fanourios. The older part of the church was built in the late 18th century. On the feast days of the Saints (the 28th of June for Apostles Paul and Peter and the 27th of August for Saint Fanourios), Vatolakkos' Cultural Club "Anagenisi" -mainly consisting of the young women and men of the village- organises festivities with food, music, dancing and fireworks. Especially on the 27th of August, the women of the village bake the so-called "fanouropites", delightful cakes made of olive oil (instead of butter), and offer everyone a piece. As their name also implies, "fanouropites" are meant by believers as requests for finding an object or a person they are looking for. These are ideal opportunities for visitors to Vatolakkos to experience the harmonious way in which Cretans combine the warmth and strong bonds of the community with the generosity towards everyone who wishes to celebrate with them.

Olive & Oil Museum
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The Olive and Oil Museum is housed in the fabrica, the 18th-century olive oil factory that Stelios Peroulakis bought on his return to Vatolakkos. He bequeathed this wonderful building to his eldest daughter, Katerina, who together with her husband, Kostis Dermitzakis, used it for many years to produce their oil. When the technology of fabrica became obsolete and the modern oil factories prevailed, the fabrica was abandoned. Gradually the roof started to crumble and the building was left unprotected against the rain.

Nevertheless, the fabrica managed to cover the remaining distance to the next generation of owners, Eleftheria Dermitzaki-Kazakou, and her brother, Dimitris Dermitzakis. When in 1997 the two siblings sought to ensure the structural integrity of the building once and for all, they were faced with a procedure which was much more complex than they thought. But enjoying their fellow villagers' full support, they decided to take all the necessary steps.

Being the only surviving building from the pre-industrial times in the Prefecture of Chania, the fabrica was officially listed as a monument by the Department of Byzantine Antiquities of theGreek Ministry of Culture. Its refurbishment was included in the EU Rural Development Program (LEADER), which covered part of its costs. The owners' intention was to bring the fabrica back to its original form and turn it into a museum. It took them years to reassemble its machinery, while they had already gathered a small collection of old objects of daily life in Cretan villages.

During the refurbishment of the building and since its reopening on 14 July 2008, the folklore collection keeps expanding thanks to its owners' dedication but also the generous offers of their friends and fellow villagers who regard the Olive and Oil Museum as an ideal place for sharing valuable local traditions and cherished family memories.

 

http://oliveoil-museum.gr/en