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Mitata (Cheese Houses) in Nida

A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
On the way to Nida, and in Nida itself, there are the "mitata", small round rooms for making cheese. The mitata are made of stone and their roofing is a dome constructed in the tradition of Minoan tombs, e.g. by placing successive layers of stones towards the centre of the circle until it is closed.

Photos of Mitata (Cheese Houses) in Nida:


A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
Mitata Cheese Houses in the Nida Plateau
Mitata Cheese Houses in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
A Mitata Cheese House in the Nida Plateau
 
Visit the area of the sight: Nida Plateau