The gorgeous Greek island of Lemnos is discovered within the northern Aegean Sea, and, at over 184 sq. miles, it’s the eighth-largest island of Greece. But, regardless of its dimension, Lemnos has made no appreciable influence on Greece’s tourism business, which appears to be restricted to the islands of Santorini, Mykonos, Corfu and Crete.
As such, Lemnos retains its genuine Greek ambiance. The truth is, the island’s tourism business stays behind fishing and farming, which can’t be mentioned for Greece’s most frequented isles.
For historical Greeks, the island was sacred to Hephaestus, the god of metallurgy, who, as he says in The Iliad, fell on Lemnos when Zeus hurled him from Olympus. Hephaestus’ forge, situated on the island, in addition to the identify Aethaleia, generally utilized to it, factors to its volcanic character.
On this island, time and its folks transfer slowly. Siesta time remains to be sacrosanct and it’s undisturbed by day-trippers due to Lemnos being left off the principle ferry routes. There is just one flight per week from London to Lemnos Worldwide Airport and solely a pair from elsewhere in Europe, that means it stays largely freed from international guests even in the summertime months.
The island is predominantly flat, with the western and northwestern areas being extra rocky and mountainous. Lemnos even has a 17-acre desert, the Pachies Ammoudies of Lemnos, house to sand dunes with rabbits and white lilies. At 430 metres above sea degree, Mount Skopia is the very best level.
Its chief cities are Myrina on the western coast and Moudros on the jap shore of a giant bay in the midst of the island. The previous possesses a great harbour in addition to the ruins of a Venetian fort whose partitions are lit up at evening. In complete the island has about 30 villages and settlements.
The island has a primarily Mediterranean local weather, with gentle winters and robust winds in August and the cooler months, therefore its nickname “the wind-ridden one”. Its temperatures are usually two to 5 levels cooler than Athens, even in the summertime, with imply day by day maximums of 29C in August and a nice 25.3C in September.
The small island of Agios Efstratios, about 18 miles southwest of Lemnos and a part of its province is house to some distinctive seashores.
On Lemnos itself, there are numerous stunning seashores to discover, together with Zematas, which is one in every of its hottest swimming spots with sunbeds, a seashore bar and watersports, in addition to Gotami seashore which is claimed to be house to the most important expanse of sand in Greece due to the close by desert.
Reviewing Zematas seashore, one customer on Tripadvisor mentioned: “A chunk of heaven at Limnos! Zematas Seaside is a should from now and on. Sandy, heat and crystal clear water. Excellent sandy backside.”
The island is thought for its intensive homegrown components, from contemporary seafood to olive oil, cheese, honey and native pasta. The island additionally has an extended historical past of wine-making, a lot in order that it’s talked about in The Iliad. There are a number of wineries that may be visited for tastings.