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Forgotten Crafts Revived in Restored Ottoman Shops at Stratonikeia

Forgotten Crafts Revived in Restored Ottoman Shops at Stratonikeia

For decades, visitors have come to Stratonikeia for its marble streets, its vast gymnasium, and the memory of gladiators who once fought in its arena. Soon, they may also come for the sound of a hammer striking copper, or the smell of fresh bread from a village oven. At the entrance of the ancient city