Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Western Limnos
North of Myrina, the road left after
Kaspakas
village accesses the appealing
Agios
Ioannis Beach
, with a few tavernas and beach houses set nicely beneath an overhanging
volcanic slab.
From Kaspakas continue east 2km to the junction for Kornos and Therma. The swank
restored Ottoman-era bath, is 1km south of the junction.
Further east, the road turns south at
Livadohori
, passing barren, tawny hills and mod-
est farmlands until reaching charming
Kontias
, with traditional stone houses and vintage
windmills. It then swings southwest back to Myrina, on the way passing the exceptional
and popular,
Agios Pavlos Beach
and
Thanos Beach
, only a 10-minute drive from
Myrina.
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Central Limnos
Central Limnos' flat plateaus are dotted with wheat fields, small vineyards and sheep -
plus the Greek Air Force's central command (large parts are thus off-limits to tourists).
Limnos' second-largest town,
Moudros
, occupies the eastern side of muddy Moudros
Bay, famous for its role as the principal base for the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign in
February 1915, and home to Winston Churchill's secret wartime headquarters.
The
East Moudros Allied Military Cemetery
, with the graves of Commonwealth sol-
diers from the Gallipoli campaign, is 1km east of Moudros on the Roussopouli road.
Here you can read a short history of the Gallipoli campaign. A second Commonwealth
cemetery,
Portianos Military Cemetery
(6km south of Livadohori on the road to Thanos
Beach and Myrina) is the area's other sombre attraction.
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Eastern Limnos
Historical remnants and remote beaches draw visitors to eastern Limnos. Its three
ar-
chaeological sites
( 8am-dusk)
include Poliohni, the Sanctuary of the Kaberioi
and Hephaistia. Contact Myrina's Petrides Travel (
Click here
)
for tour information.
