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Lefkara
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Lefkara Pano (Upper) and Kato (Lower) Lefkara are lovely spots in the hills between Larnaca and Limassol. The small and narrow village is famous for its lace. Nearly everywhere you will find it on sale together with the usual silver and copper objects. The lace is very expensive, but the delicate and exquisite craftsmanship is certainly worth the expense. According to the legend, Leonardo da Vinci visited the village in 1481, and purchased a lace cloth for the main altar of the Milan Doumo. The Lefkaritika style was probably imported here in ancient times from Assyria. Much later, the Venetians brought it home, and set up their own lace industry on the island of Burano. In 1889 a local lace school was opened, and Lefkara lace regained much of its ancient renown.
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