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A Greek Island Holiday Haven For Tourists and Pelicans
Greek Island holiday 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 can 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 it has almost 200 miles of coastline to provide beach-loving holidaymakers. It is located in the north-eastern section of the Aegean, just 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.
No holiday resorts on Lesbos can be described as being "spoilt by mass tourism" however the most widely used are served by package holiday companies. Of those, Molyvos is among the most popular but even there, you'll be able to have a laid-back, away-from-it-all vacation.
The entire island abounds in natural splendor and its spectacular, indented coastline is made up of numerous sand and pebble beaches interspaced with many secluded coves. The island's interior is full of olive groves that produce some of the world's finest essential olive oil. There are even bottles of top "Italian" extra virgin olive oil which are created 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 very mountainous. Its two major peaks, Lepetymnos and Olympus are over 3100 feet high and dominate the centre from the island. Because of the volcanic origin of Lesbos, several hot springs are available around the island.
The term, Lesbian originates from Lesbos. This is because it was the birthplace of Sappho, the traditional Greek poetess. Her poems contained expressions of homosexual love. Sappho is thought to have been born and lived in Eresos. This really small town is a mile or so inland from the holiday resort of Scala Eressos. Although, relaxing and relaxed, Scala Eressos includes a certain vibrant quality and caters for a wide range of visitors. These include many gay women who desire to enjoy women-only holidays or attend the annual Women's Festival.
As well as a good selection of bars and tavernas, Scala has a wonderful sandy beach, part of that is designated as a tolerated naturist area.
The streets of the resort are closed to traffic which means you don't have to worry about the street safety of your children. Where the village street ends, some cafes and tavernas have been built across the beach by extending them out onto the sand. If you have kids, you are able to sit in a single for a drink whilst the children play in the sea, still safely in sight.
The beach and village are framed in a beautiful setting of the green, fertile valley between arid mountains. A pretty lagoon at the back of the beach is the the place to find terrapins, frogs and seabirds. Children love el born area and are often so fascinated with the terrapins that it is difficult to persuade these to leave. In the country side round the resort tortoises is often seen plodding their way along stony scrubland. However the most fascinating wildlife of is probably the resident pelicans. These can often be seen waddling round the tavernas with the hope of some free fish. The 2 birds have become so tame they get up to tricks on the beach too, snatching tubes of suntan lotion or even books from shocked sunbathers. Sometimes the pelicans will throw the items playfully in to the air and then catch them. When a product as big as book drops in to the bird's huge gullet, fear for the creature's safety momentarily replaces the humour inspired by the performance. But there's no reason to be concerned and the pelicans quickly realise the object has no 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 person who comes back from the swim to find their beach towel occupied by one of them. As well as the onlookers, this usually results in an incredibly amusing shooing away scene.
For any naturist holiday in Lesbos, the resort of Scala Eressos is the best location to stay at. Elsewhere around the island, you might be able to find a few other beaches where naturism is practiced however they is going to be remote and unofficial.
The best way to reach 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 within an outside area which overlooks the sea. Here you are able to bask away the remaining moments of the Greek island holiday watching the manoeuvres of the Greek navy which are often seen just off the not too distant Turkish coast or you can just benefit from the lapping from the sea over the rocky beach that separates the airport from this.
