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ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
AROUND MÓLYVOS
9
Khrysi Akti
T
22530 71879.
Typical taverna plus rooms
combo in the converted old spa-patrons' inn, built around a
church. The en-suite rooms are quite small, while the menu
offers a mi
xtur
e of grills and the odd oven-baked dish.
May-Sept.
€30
PÉTRA
Hotel Michaelia
T
22530 41730.
Good-value hotel
behind the south waterfront, with smart if slightly
cramped rooms, most with balconies facin
g th
e sunset.
Decent buffet breakfast included. May-Sept.
€35
Mermaid
T
22530 41275.
At the far north end of the
seafront, this all-round taverna provides heaps of
inexpensive small and more upscale fish, as well as some
meat dishes and a variety of starters.
April to mid-Oct
daily 9am-1am.
Women's Agricultural Tourism Cooperative
T
22530 41238,
W
lesvos-travel.com/womens
-cooperative.
The downstairs office arranges rooms or
studios (from €30) in scattered premises, while the rooftop
restaurant serves up tasty grills and
mayireftá
. Proceeds go
to the organization's efforts.
Daily 10am-midnight.
SKÁLA SYKAMINIÁS
Anemoessa
T
22530 55360.
By the chapel, this taverna
has the local edge quality-wise, with imaginative starters
like stuffed squash blossoms complementing fresh
seafood, much of which costs under €10.
April-Oct daily,
some winter weekends (Fri-Sun)
noon-1am.
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Gorgona
T
22530 55301,
W
gorgonahotel.gr.
Small, centrally located hotel run by a friendly old couple,
whose simple but clean rooms have wrap-around
balconies. There's a shaded terrace for the compli
men
tary
breakfast and meals are available too.
May-Sept.
€35
Iy Mouria tou Myrivili
T
22530 55319.
Picturesque
taverna named after the mulberry tree in which Myrivilis
used to sleep on hot summer nights. You can sit under said
tree and tuck into a standard range of mezédhes, salads,
meat and fish dishes.
May-Oct daily 11am-1am.
ÁNAXOS
Klimataria
T
22530 41864.
Tucked under the cliff at the
beach's northern end, the best local restaurant has a large
shady courtyard, where you can enjoy healthy portions of
fresh fish, meat and salads.
Mid-May to Sept daily
11am-midnight.
KLIÓ AND TSÓNIA
Maria
Tsónia
T
22530 93662.
No sign, oddly enough,
but the first restaurant as you reach the southern end of the
beach from the access road cannot be accused of serving
anonymous food, as the home-style
mayireftá
are quite
delicious.
May-Sept daily 10am-midnight.
LOUTRÁ EFTALOÚ
Iy Eftalou
T
22530 71649.
With a shady courtyard, large
meat grills, fish and
mayireftá
, if sometimes glum service,
this is the nearest location to the spa to grab a snack or
fuller meal.
April-Oct daily 9am-midnight.
Áyios Efstrátios
Áyios Efstrátios
(Aï Strátis)
is one of the quietest and loneliest islands in the Aegean,
with a registered population of under 400, only half of whom live here all year round.
It was only permanently settled during the sixteenth century, and land is still largely
owned by three monasteries on Mount Áthos. Historically, the only outsiders to visit
were those compelled to do so - political prisoners were exiled here both during the
1930s and the civil war years.
Áyios Efstrátios village
ÁYIOS EFSTRÁTIOS
village - the island's only habitation - is among the ugliest in
Greece. Devastation caused by an earthquake on February 20, 1968, which killed 22
and injured hundreds, was compounded by the reconstruction plan: the contract went
to a junta-linked company, who prevented survivors from returning to their old homes
and used army bulldozers to raze even those structures - comprising one of the more
beautiful ports in these islands - that could have been repaired. From the hillside, some
two dozen surviving houses of the old village overlook grim rows of prefabs, a sad
monument to the corruption of the junta years.
Architecture apart, Áyios Efstrátios still functions as a traditional fishing and farming
community, with the prefabs set at the mouth of a wooded stream valley draining to
the sandy harbour beach. There are scant tourist amenities.
