Immediately downhill from Kymi's main square, this well-presented museum includes a display honouring Kymi-born Dr George Papanikolaou, inventor of the Pap smear test and pioneer in the early diagnosis of cancer. There are also exhibits on traditional homes, embroidery, ceramics and clothing, including a 19th-century wedding dress.
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A sheltered pebble-and-blonde-sand beach on the northwest coast, 1km southwest of Atsista village and fringed by pine-covered headlands.