Castles, a 5,000-year-old city, stone villages, outstanding attractions and indescribably tasty neighborhood food and white wine
In the days when people got sick and no ideal medication could be found, there was an island in the North Aegean that promised hope and recovery. Simply a small handful of the miraculous volcanic dirt of Lemnos would certainly– it was claimed– work and eliminate the condition.
Today, this really island keeps its healing top qualities in another feeling. Though well out of the ordinary, its friendly inhabitants, tranquil, open landscapes and gold sand dunes provide balm to body and soul. And as if these were insufficient, there are unusual historical sites, enchanting castles and delightful regional items. Amongst them are the abundant, cost effective fish and fish and shellfish meals, remarkable red wines, honey, cheese and pasta from the land that made use of to be among the breadbaskets and wineries of ancient Greece.
What to do on Lemnos
Myrina: A castle community with two seafronts
The castle in Lemnos’ principal town inhabits a high, rough promontory flanked by 2 seaside areas– the Romeiko (Greek) and Turkiko (Turkish) Yialo (coast). Among the island’s major tourist attractions, its only accessibility 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 ancient. In the 1970s, the town of Rhodes gave away to Lemnos three deer of the Dama dama species, two does and a buck. They went forth and multiplied and there are currently some 50 to 70 deer living freely within the castle wall surfaces, contributing to the pleasure of your check out.
Poliochni, an ancient settlement in the Aegean
Established in the late 4th-early 3rd millennium BC, on a hillock forgeting Cape Vroskopou, this was one of one of the most crucial Neolithic-Bronze Age settlements in the Aegean. It experienced numerous various structure stages in its 2,000-plus years of existence that archaeologists have assigned them colours for clearness– black, blue, green, red, yellow, brown and violet.
The villages of Lemnos
Vacations in conventional towns comprised of authentic stone masterpieces. Despite which one you take place to stop in– Myrina, Kontopouli, Romanos, Kontia, Katalako or any other– you’ll be introduced to the art of the stonemason: the ornamental alleviations, the amazing finishing techniques and the ‘mantras’. These are not the common isolated lamb pens or stables you ‘d locate in other places, but a lot more innovative complexes of farm buildings.
Famous neighborhood flavours
Lemnos has a long custom in particular sorts of food. It’s famous throughout Greece for its dairy items, honey and durum wheat. Seek cheeses (such as melichloro, kaskavali and kalathaki), rusks, whole-wheat flour and handmade noodles, in addition to a huge selection of red wines, red and white, that have a distinct taste thanks to the volcanic soils. The very best recognized red grape varietal is called Kalambaki or Limnio (Appellation of Controlled Beginning). The most prominent white is the Muscat of Alexandria. They were popular also in Homer’s day.
Hidden gems of Lemnos
Hephaistia and the Cabeirian mysteries
The damages of Hephaistia are what stays of an old city that thrived throughout the 5th and 4th century BC. The god Hephaistos was its guard and so he was worshipped right here appropriately. North of Cape Chloe, you’ll locate the renowned haven of the Cabeirians, likewise devoted to the prayer of Hephaistos. Going by the myth, the Cabeiroi were the kids of Hephaistos and the shelter was the scene of the Cabeirian Mysteries which were related to the rejuvenation of nature and fertility.
Golden sand dunes
These natural developments are discovered in the northern part of Lemnos, covering a location of 70,000 sq m. An exceptionally unusual sensation, in Greece at the very least, this surreal landscape brings in a growing number of site visitors by the year.
The island with the salt lakes
Near Kontopouli are wetlands including three lakes– Alyki, Hortarolimni and Asprolimni (or Salt, Grassy and White). Alyki is the largest. It attaches to the sea via a little canal and in summer season the seawater dries to generate top notch salt. All three lakes are under the defense of the EU’s Natura 2000 network, since lots of migratory birds hang around there, as any one of you with a passion for nature will certainly wish to.
There is a town near kontopouli that is called Moudros, this town has among the most stunning beaches of he island, this coastline is called megalomaniac fanaraki coastline. It is at this coastline where some stone vacation homes overlooking the sea are constructed. The villas are called fanaraki villas and their sight is unparallel. If you like a rather spot where you can appreciate the sundown next to among one of the most beautiful coastlines of Lemnos, then take into consideration remaining at fanaraki suites, you will certainly not regret it.