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About Robin

We started visiting Lesvos such a long time ago we can't remember when. We simply fell in love with the island in general and Molyvos in particular. In 2005 we bought some land and tried to manage the building of our house from the UK. Holidays became site visits and our house was [mostly] completed in 2007. In 2009 we sold up in the UK and moved to Molyvos. This is now our home and we count ourselves amongst the luckiest of the lucky. I am a member of the Molyvos Tourist Association, providing photographs for their brochures and general publicity. Most of my time is spent on activities to encourage tourism or taking photographs of one of the most beautiful places on earth. I also produce calendars and sell them on-line through Lesvos Calendars. Please visit and have a look. You can also see more of my photographs on my  Robin Sanders Photography website.

Molyvos welcomes the Azamara

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Cruise Ship AzamaraThe cruise ship Azamara was at anchor outside Molyvos today. It is not often that cruise ships visit here, which is a huge pity. The views of the village and castle from the ship would be fantastic.

I decided to have a look at the operators web site. Sadly they have some key facts wrong. “Rhodes is the largest Greek island.” Sorry guys but Rhodes is the 4th largest Greek island. Oh well, never let the truth get in the way of a good advertising campaign!

I hope that those that came ashore enjoyed their visit and will decide to make a proper visit next year.

Cruise ship Azamara visits Molyvos

Beautiful Videos of Lesvos

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If you are planning your first visit to Lesvos and want to get a flavour of the island or you want to re-live your visit, these beautiful videos of Lesvos by Atlasvisual will most certainly meet your needs. Each video is set to music and shows wonderful views of the featured town. It makes me realise that even after 4 years living on the island, there is still so much that I need to explore.

The Salt Flats at Alikes

If you enjoyed that, there are videos about Molyvos, Petra, Skala Kaloni, Eressos, Sigri, Ipsilou, Mantamados and Taxiarhes village (near Mytilene).

View the rest of the videos here.

The YouTube videos have a pop up advert, click on the “x” in the corner to make it disappear. Remember that the video producer needs to make a living somehow.

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Day 1 of the Aegean Regatta

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The Aegean Regatta has now left Molyvos. What an amazing few days it has been. The Regatta brings a vibrancy and urgency to Molyvos which is normally totally relaxing. I am sure that everyone who visited during this time will take away memories of a very different Molyvos.

This is a fantastic video of the start of the Regatta from YouTube. You might not speak Greek but the images are stunning.

Aegean Regatta Postcards

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At last I can tell you about a project I have been helping the Tourist Association with. To mark the 2013 Aegean Regatta, ELTA (the Greek Post Office) is releasing a set of 10 Aegean Regatta Postcards in a folder. They feature landscapes from Petra, Molyvos and Skala Sykaminias. I am really pleased to be able to tell you that 7 of the images used in the folder and postcard set are mine. My 15 minutes of fame has arrived at last!

Aegean Regatta PostcardsThe sets are available now from the Post Office in Molyvos and will also be available from a kiosk in Molyvos Harbour during the Regatta weekend. They cost €7.80 for the set, a real bargin.

If you can’t get to Molyvos and would like a set, simply send me an email and I will give you details of how we can get them to you.

Who will you send your Aegean Regatta Postcards to?

There are also special commemorative sets of 4 envelopes and 10 stamps available on line directly from Hellenic Post’s philately website.