The shipyards of Ierissos | Chalcidice

Resin, sea air, tar and hammer noises are images and senses inextricably connected to Ierissos shipyards or “karnagia” according to Greek language.

The shipbuilding construction is part of Ierissos tradition which gave prominence to great craftsmen with Dimitrios Papastergianos as the first registered professional ship builder to elective lists. From the ship builders of Ierissos the art of naval architecture was disseminated to many other Greek shipyards as in Piraeus, Kavala, Thessaloniki, Nea Moudania and the islands. The naval architecture passes from father to son. Children used to quit school in the age of ten and start to learn the secrets of the job by working numerous hours.