"Λήμνος γαιάων πολύ φιλτάτη απασέων"Limnos the most friendly land of all lands.  
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The art with stones
The Limnos mountains , most of rocks provide the first matter for the most various architectural applications.The craftsmen made with the stones many beatiful things that decorated all the villages in the island. Tasteful schools, rich houses e.t.c. The visitor can admire this art in the churches of island that raise proud their belfries, offering shelter in wild peageons. It deserves to mention the marvellous icon screen ofSaint Constantinos in the village Romanos, all made with Stone. You find the quality of work in all villages and especially in Mirina. Thresholds, transoms, representations, aprons of windows, fireplaces and so on are work of traditional stones of theisland. Their good taste however shows main the props of small balconies from hewer Stone, embelished with embossed birds, flowers, lions. There, their artistic sensitivity and the inspiration stamped. This traditional art the Limnos it has anymore today almost it extinguishes, after most from old craftsmans do not live and the young persons are not willing him teached
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Art of stone