Tag Archives: Lesvos

Mytilene

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Many visitors to Lesvos only see Mytilene on the way to and from the airport. In my humble opinion, this is a mistake. It has a fascinating history and is a bustling island capital. This is reflected in the number of places around the city that are worth visiting.

If you don’t believe me, check out this e-guide to Mytilene.

The guide is a couple of years old but is still a great list of must-see locations as little has changed. Print it out, bring it with you, tick off the places you have visited and then send me a report [please].

Do you know of any other guides to Lesvos that can help visitors make their plans? Please share them here so that people get the most out of their visit.

 

Happy Christmas

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I hope that you have all been good boys and girls and Santa has brought you everything you deserve.

Perhaps 2013 will see you visiting Lesvos and enjoying its beauty and culture.

Best wishes for the coming year to you and yours from molyvos.eu.

Some Good News

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S&P raises Greece’s credit rating

Rating agency Standard and Poor’s ratcheted the credit rating on the troubled eurozone nation’s government debt up six notches from ‘standard default’ to ‘B minus’ following the successful completion on Monday of its bond buyback programme – one grade higher than expected.

The agency lowered Greece’s credit rating from CCC to ‘selective default’ after Athens invited bondholders to participate in a series of debt buyback auctions on December 3, saying it expected to restore the rating on completion of the programme.

S&P said in its statement: “The upgrade reflects our view of the strong determination of European Economic and Monetary Union (eurozone) member states to preserve Greek membership in the eurozone.

“The outlook on the long-term rating is stable, balancing our view of the government’s commitment to a fiscal and structural adjustment against the economic and political challenges of doing so.”

Refugee Tragedy

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20 December 2012

Lesvos lies close to the coast of Turkey and continues to be a route to “freedom” in the EU used by refugees from conflict, persecution and poverty. The waters between Lesvos and Turkey are not always as warm and inviting as they are during the holiday season.

On Friday 14 December a man was pulled from the water 1.3 nautical miles off the northeast coast of Lesvos. He reported that he had been one of 28 Afghan refugees on board a boat that had left the Turkish coast in the early hours of that morning attempting to cross to Lesvos. Sea conditions had caused the boat to sink. He reported that he had been in the water for 5 hours. He was initially reported as 20 years old this was later changed to 16.

A search and rescue mission was launched by the Hellenic Coast Guard assisted by private boats and teams on land. There was much confusion over the number of people involved, by Sunday it had been agreed that in addition to the refugees, there were 2 Turkish men.

Over the next 3 days, 21 bodies of men were recovered from the sea and the shore near Thermi. Seven people remain unaccounted for.

Despite this tragedy, refugees continue to attempt the crossing. On 19 December a group of 20 children, 8 women and 20 men were arrested in Mytilene for illegally entering Greece.