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A Greek Island Holiday Haven For Tourists and Pelicans
Greek Island holidaymaker destinations offer literally hundreds of resorts ranging from those providing all of the facilities of mass tourism to remote places with little more than several village rooms. Islands also range in size from ones that may be walked around in a few hours to ones that have many major towns and hundreds of villages.
Lesbos (also spelt Lesvos) is the third largest Greek island and has almost 200 miles of coastline to offer beach-loving holidaymakers. It is located in the north-eastern portion of the Aegean, only a few miles from the Turkish coast and twelve hours by ferry trip from Athens. Fortunately the ferry trip is unnecessary because Lesbos features its own airport terminal.
None of the holiday resorts on Lesbos can be defined as being "spoilt by mass tourism" but the most widely used are with package holiday companies. Of those, Molyvos is probably the most popular but even there, you'll be able to have a laid-back, away-from-it-all vacation.
The whole island abounds in natural beauty and it is spectacular, indented coastline is made up of numerous sand and pebble beaches interspaced with lots of secluded coves. The island's interior is filled with olive groves that produce some of the world's finest olive oil. You can even find bottles of top "Italian" olive oil which are produced from olives grown in Lesbos!
Where the olive groves end, beautiful forests of Mediterranean pine begin and on the western side from the island, there are also the world's second largest petrified forest.
Like many Greek islands, Lesbos is extremely mountainous. Its two major peaks, Lepetymnos and Olympus are gone 3100 feet high and dominate the centre of the island. Because of the volcanic origin of Lesbos, several hot springs are available on the island.
The word, Lesbian originates from Lesbos. The reason being it had been the birthplace of Sappho, the traditional Greek poetess. Her poems contained expressions of homosexual love. Sappho is thought to possess been born and lived in Eresos. This really small town is a mile approximately inland from the holiday resort of Scala Eressos. Although, relaxing and laid back, Scala Eressos includes a certain vibrant quality and caters for a wide range of visitors. Included in this are many gay women who desire to enjoy women-only holidays or attend the annual Women's Festival.
In addition to a good choice of bars and tavernas, Scala has a wonderful sandy beach, a part of which is designated like a tolerated naturist area.
The streets of the resort are closed to traffic which means you do not have to be worried about the street safety of your children. In which the village street ends, some cafes and tavernas happen to be built along the beach by extending them out to the sand. If you have kids, you are able to sit in one for any drink whilst the children participate in the sea, still safely around the corner.
The beach and village are framed inside a beautiful setting of a green, fertile valley between arid mountains. A pretty lagoon at the rear of the beach is the home to terrapins, frogs and seabirds. Children love el born area and are often so fascinated by the terrapins that it is difficult to persuade these to leave. In the united states side around the resort tortoises is often seen plodding their way along stony scrubland. However the most fascinating wildlife of all is probably the resident pelicans. These may often be seen waddling round the tavernas with the hope of some free fish. The two birds have grown to be so tame that they wake up to tricks around the beach too, snatching tubes of suntan lotion or even books from shocked sunbathers. Sometimes the pelicans will toss the items playfully into the air after which catch them. When an item as big as book drops into the bird's huge gullet, fear for the creature's safety momentarily replaces the humour inspired by the performance. But there is no cause for concern and the pelicans quickly realise the object doesn't have nutritional value, fetch it back up, and drop it on the sand. Not everyone sees the funny side from the pelicans' behaviour however, particularly the individual who returns from the swim to find their beach towel occupied by one of these. As well as the onlookers, this usually leads to an incredibly amusing shooing away scene.
For any naturist vacation in Lesbos, the resort of Scala Eressos is the greatest location to remain at. Elsewhere around the island, you might be able to find additional beaches where naturism is practiced but they will be remote and unofficial.
The best way to get to Scala Eresssos is by flying towards the airport at Mytilene, the island's capital. This airport offers a little bonus that you would be challenged to find elsewhere on the planet. After checking set for your flight home, you'll be able to sit in an outside area which overlooks the sea. Here you can bask away the rest of the moments of your Greek island holiday watching the manoeuvres from the Greek navy which are often seen just from the much less distant Turkish coast or you can just benefit from the lapping of the sea over the rocky beach that separates the airport from this.
