samos daily photo: Old house-oven

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Old house-oven

An old house oven, seen in the village Drakei.
Some 50 years ago, many houses use to have such hand made primitive wood oven in order to cook their bread mainly and food.

5 comments:

VP7 October 2009 at 14:11
It looks like a pagan altar to something, striking colors, a bit enhanced I guess.
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brattcat7 October 2009 at 15:06
Beautiful shot. The thought of baking in that oven is so intriguing. I'm just imagining the fragrance of the bread baking mixed with the smells of the land. Intoxicating.
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Lois7 October 2009 at 17:08
That is a beautiful shot. The sky is so blue!
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Hilda8 October 2009 at 09:55
How interesting! I thought it was just an ordinary chimney. I love bread baked in stone ovens.
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Jim9 October 2009 at 07:02
That's fantastic. I've never seen one like that before.
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Some infos about Samos Island

Samos (Greek: Σάμος) is a Greek island in the North Aegean sea
A great portion of the island is covered with vineyards, from which the famus Samos wine is made.The capital city is Vathy. The most important plains are that of Pythagorio, in the southeast, Karlovasi in the northwest, and Marathokampos in the southwest. The Samian climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild rainy winters, and warm rainless summers.The largest mountain is the Ampelos massif, which occupies the center of the island and rises to 1,095 metres (3,590 ft). The island's highest point is the summit of the Kerkis range, at 1,434 metres (4,700 ft).
Famous Samians : Pythagoras ,Aristarchus of Samos,Polycrates
see also this link : http://www.samos.gr/