Castles, a 5,000-year-old city, rock towns, excellent attractions and indescribably tasty local food and wine
In the days when people got sick and no ideal medication could be discovered, there was an island in the North Aegean that assured hope and recovery. Simply a tiny handful of the remarkable volcanic dirt of Lemnos would– it was stated– work and eliminate the ailment.
Today, this extremely island maintains its recovery qualities in an additional sense. Though well off the beaten track, its friendly inhabitants, serene, open landscapes and golden sand dunes offer balm to body and soul. And as if these were inadequate, there are uncommon archaeological sites, romantic castles and delicious neighborhood products. Amongst them are the abundant, budget friendly fish and seafood meals, remarkable white wines, honey, cheese and pasta from the land that made use of to be among the breadbaskets and vineyards of old Greece.
What to do on Lemnos
Myrina: A castle community with 2 seafronts
The castle in Lemnos’ major community inhabits a steep, rough promontory flanked by two seaside areas– the Romeiko (Greek) and Turkiko (Turkish) Yialo (shore). Among the island’s major tourist attractions, its only gain access to is from the east. It was erected by the Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komninos (1118-1185) on the website of older wall surfaces, most likely old. In the 1970s, the town of Rhodes donated to Lemnos 3 deer of the Dama dama types, two does and a buck. They went forth and multiplied and there are now some 50 to 70 deer living easily within the castle wall surfaces, adding to the pleasure of your go to.
Poliochni, an ancient negotiation in the Aegean
Founded in the late 4th-early 3rd millennium BC, on a hillock forgeting Cape Vroskopou, this was among one of the most essential Neolithic-Bronze Age settlements in the Aegean. It underwent a lot of various structure phases in its 2,000-plus years of existence that excavators have designated them colours for clarity– black, blue, green, red, yellow, brown and violet.
The towns of Lemnos
Holidays in traditional towns composed of genuine stone work of arts. Despite which one you take place to drop in– Myrina, Kontopouli, Romanos, Kontia, Katalako or any other– you’ll be introduced to the art of the stonemason: the ornamental reliefs, the amazing ending up methods and the ‘mantras’. These are not the normal isolated sheep pens or stables you would certainly find in other places, however extra sophisticated complexes of farm buildings.
Famous local flavours
Lemnos has a long tradition in particular types of food. It’s renowned throughout Greece for its dairy products, honey and durum wheat. Try to find cheeses (such as melichloro, kaskavali and kalathaki), rusks, whole-wheat flour and handmade noodles, as well as a large variety of white wines, red and white, that have a distinctive taste thanks to the volcanic soils. The most effective recognized red grape varietal is called Kalambaki or Limnio (Appellation of Controlled Origin). One of the most popular white is the Muscat of Alexandria. They were famous even in Homer’s day.
Covert gems of Lemnos
Hephaistia and the Cabeirian enigmas
The ruins of Hephaistia are what stays of an ancient city that thrived throughout the 5th and 4th century BC. The god Hephaistos was its protector therefore he was venerated here accordingly. North of Cape Chloe, you’ll discover the well known sanctuary of the Cabeirians, likewise devoted to the worship of Hephaistos. Passing the myth, the Cabeiroi were the youngsters of Hephaistos and the refuge was the scene of the Cabeirian Mysteries which were related to the rebirth of nature and fertility.
Golden sand dunes
These natural formations are located in the north part of Lemnos, covering an area of 70,000 sq m. An incredibly rare sensation, in Greece at the very least, this unique landscape attracts increasingly more site visitors by the year.
The island with the salt lakes
Near Kontopouli are marshes containing 3 lakes– Alyki, Hortarolimni and Asprolimni (or Salt, Grassy and White). Alyki is the biggest. It links to the sea through a small canal and in summertime the salt water dries out to produce top quality salt. All three lakes are under the defense of the EU’s Natura 2000 network, because many migratory birds hang out there, as any of you with a passion for nature will wish to.
There is a village near kontopouli that is called Moudros, this village has among one of the most beautiful coastlines of he island, this beach is called megalomaniac fanaraki beach. It goes to this beach where some stone rental properties forgeting the sea are developed. The rental properties are called fanaraki villas and their sight is unparallel. If you like a quite spot where you can appreciate the sundown alongside one of one of the most attractive beaches of Lemnos, after that consider staying at fanaraki villas, you will certainly not regret it.