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Kozani

The Historical, Folklore & Natural History Museum of Kozani was founded in 1969 but started operating in October 1987. Its interior is so arranged that it offers its visitors a panoramic view of all floors and exhibits, from wherever they are. In the basement of the museum are exhibited the collections of the Department of Natural History while its first and second floors house the historical part of the museum. The third and fourth floor of the museum hosts species and representations of the life and professions of the inhabitants of Kozani, while the fifth floor has authentic costumes of the place. Finally, the sixth floor of the museum houses representations of three rooms of old mansions of Kozani.

Krokos Kozanis is a spice derived from the spots of the bulbs of the saffron plant and is a product with a Protected Designation of Origin. It is so valuable and nutritious for the body, also called "red gold". It is planted in late summer with early autumn and produces small purple flowers, with each having three red-gold threads inside. Annual production of saffron depends on the weather conditions and ranges from 6 to 12 tonnes of pure red saffron per year. It takes 150,000 flowers to produce 1kg of dried saffron stigma and about 50,000 stigmas to obtain 100 grams of red saffron which makes saffron the most expensive spice in the world.