Sifnos ceramics

 Along with beaches and bays, Sifnos has an amazing history in ceramics.

The clay based soil is perfect for pottery and there are numerous potteries and artist collectives across the island.  Early Sifnos pottery is found across the Greek islands and in Athens museums.

Here you can visit any number of studios and the work is gorgeous.

They have a unique style of these unusual shaped chimney pieces. They are all over the island on little houses. 

Not sure how well they travel as gifts in your luggage but they are lovely.

The father of Greek cuisine was born on Sifnos in 1878 - Nikos Tselementes. He was a master of the art of cooking and said to be the most influential of all Greek chefs. They have a huge cuisine festival here in September. There are many great little restaurants specialising in  local dishes.

As much as we love Greek cuisine we found a fantastic Italian restaurant that does the most delicious thin based pizza - yum! The family that run it are from Napoli.