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Krimini

...yesterday and today...

Homeland,
greatest love of my life!

In your embrace, I grew up
and received from you
the sacred knowledge
and the priceless virtue.

On your rock, I stood unwavering
and sang to you in countless ways.
I revived your legends,
gave your secrets longevity
and light!

And when I fall,
a giant shaped by your wisdom
and your beauty,
may your soil lie light upon me,
to hear the human messages,
the songs of creation.

Your breath, a lullaby to me,
your rhythms, my caress!
My eternal dream,
my beloved homeland!
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...The place where one is born and raised is a living reality tightly intertwined with their life. This bond with the homeland is further strengthened by the knowledge of local history.

Without this knowledge, the past, with which we are biologically connected, cannot be loved or made a guide for our life. Ignorance of local history also prevents us from measuring the strengths of the present and envisioning the future.

Life carries the past within it, and if we choose to ignore it, we ignore ourselves. That is why one of the first lessons in our life must be local history...
Fotis D.Papanikolaou


  • True stories, legends and fairy tales
  • Traditions and customs
  • Feasts and festivals
  • Forgotten jobs and practices
  • Traditional recipes
  • Games in the ...dirt


  • Families, family trees and genealogy of Krimini
  • Meet your grandfathers and pass on your family's legacy to your kids and grandkids


  • Photo albums
  • Movies and videos
  • Audio material


  • Animals and plants
  • Forest and mushrooms
  • Chapels and picnics
  • Tracks and trails
  • Pramoritsa and fishing in the river
The first settlers
Amid the turmoil of a collective exodus, in 1722, the first inhabitants descended from Palio-Krimini to establish their new village. In this place, they found nothing more than a few huts and amidst ancient trees, the shrine of Saint Eustathios. Here, they built the first church in 1780 and in 1868 a new church was constructed in its place. Above the central door, it bears the inscription: "You are a temple and gate, a palace and throne of the King, O most pure Virgin. In the year 1868, May 15".
Cottage industry, craftsmanship and trade
Krimini was a prominent center for craftsmanship and trade, especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Women were engaged in domestic crafts, weaving, sewing, embroidery and knitting, while men worked in commissioned workshop crafts, viticulture, sericulture, construction, carpentry, woodcarving, goldsmithing and other trades. Every Sunday, a market was held and the residents of neighboring villages would come to Krimini to purchase the goods they needed.
St. Eustathius church
The church of Saint Eustathios is of basilica style, featuring a spacious women’s gallery and was built in 1868 with carved stones and cornerstones at the edges. Noteworthy is the architecture of its narthex, which embraces the church in a "Π" shape. The two-story bell tower was constructed in 1882. On the architrave of the church’s iconostasis, there is a very rare icon of Pentecost depicting the Virgin Mary, dated 1871. The anonymous painter is believed to have originated from a local workshop in the broader region.
A village in the woods
Amidst the forest planted by the Creator and upon the tapestry woven with care by nature, the great weaver of the world, lies the quaint little village of Krimini, nestled lazily. When you gaze upon it, you might think that the Creator's brush dripped from the celestial dome and by accident, this very drop became Krimini.
The second school of Krimini (1904)
The magnificent marble school was located in the western part of the spacious square, facing east and opposite the church. It featured an events hall, a meeting room, an office for the Community, a library room, and two classrooms. The Germans burned it down on August 4, 1943.
The explosion of the Krimini bridge during the civil war...
To the brigades and headquarters: "Our sabotage unit from the same headquarters blew up the Krimini bridge on September 3, 1947 and destroyed the telephone line from Neapolis to Tsotyli". DEMOCRATIC ARMY OF GREECE - WEST MACEDONIA HEADQUARTERS (November 1, 1947)
New Year 1954
Winter kept everything closed inside for a long time. It passed slowly, full of stubbornness. The snow remained frozen and from the eaves of the houses, icicles hung down a meter. When the snow was soft, we would go out into the neighborhood and make the "gkasiani," as we called the snowman.
The tailor shop of Georgios Theodosiadis (1887)
Inside their workshops, seated cross-legged in front of low benches, they sewed the thick men's and women's garments. They embroidered the collars, sewed the tunics, the coats and the flokati rugs...