Tomato Industrial Museum, D. Nomikos

At Vlychada on Santorini, Aegean Islands, the historical tomato factory of D. Nomikos has been transformed into a remarkable Industrial Tomato Museum. This fascinating institution takes visitors on a journey back to Santorini’s industrial past, when tomato processing was the island’s most important industry before tourism. TOUR The visitor will see a full range of the processing machinery dating back to 1890, hand-written account books of the plant, a variety of hand-written notebooks regarding various aspects of the factory, old tools, the first labels used, a dated history of the island of Santorini, its inhabitants and their unique tradition as well as audiovisual material with narrations of people who worked in the plant, witnessing their firsthand experiences of a by-gone industrial era.

Santorini’s Tomato Industrial Heritage

• Industrial Museum Tour: Explore the beautifully preserved industrial tomato processing facility and discover Santorini’s pre-tourism economic history
• Tomato Heritage: Learn about the Santorini tomato — a tiny, intensely flavoured cherry tomato unique to the island’s volcanic soil — and its role in shaping the island’s modern food culture
• Culinary Connection: Discover how the Santorini tomato continues to define the island’s cuisine today and sample products made from this exceptional island variety

A unique industrial heritage museum experience on Santorini. Book through Gastronomy Tours.