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Yiannakos Tavern

The house of I. Dimitriou (Yiannakos) located on the high ground to the south of
the village square, has been entirely restored and converted into a restaurant. Origi-
nally it consisted of a storeroom and a lavatory on the ground floor and a spacious
dichoro above, which functioned from time to time as a coffee house. With its res-

toration, apart from the consolidation of the entire building and the demolition
of poorly built additions, a dining room, a kitchen and a lavatory have been ac-
commodated on the ground floor as well as a stone paved verandah. On the up-
per floor the dichoro extending to the doma over the ground floor rooms was im-
proved. Two doors were opened in the northeastern wall facing the square, one
on the ground floor and the other on the upper storey. Here was added a wood-
en covered balcony with a view of the village and the surrounding countryside.

Yiannakos (1917-2013) became president of the
Community Council of Fikardou for many years.
He carried testimonials from the old days of the vil-
lage into the modern era which he managed to pass
forward in books and publications. Today, the build-
ing operates as a taverna; the only one in the vil-
lage, and it is run by family members. The tav-
erna is called “Yiannakos” to honor his memory.

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