By popular demand there will be another get together for those of us who met in Crete May this year at the Greek-o-File 10th anniversary do, plus any who would have liked to be there but could not make it. The venue will be
Skala Polichnitos (near our new part time Greek home), S. Lesvos. The core dates will be
6th-8th June 2010, so you can book travel & accommodation separately for a week or more, or book a package to another part of the island and come over for a few nights (3-4 preferable min.). You can start planning your holiday now, although there is still plenty of time to book.
Skala Polichitou is an atmospheric working fishing village with a couple of tavernas alongside the harbour plus 2 more tavernas open all year and therefore also early June. This is a 'mostly Greeks' resort, so the few other places open only for the tourist high season, some just July & August, some at weekends early season.
This makes it just perfect for any lover of the real Greece.
It is 5 km by road (a bit less walking on old tracks) from Polichnitos, a small traditional town, which boasts the hottest natural spa - water is cooled in the communal ladies only & men only baths. Nifida (beach & a few tavernas) or Skamnioudi (small harbour & 2 tavernas) are about 5kms either side of Sk. P on the gulf of Kalloni coast, whilst Vatera with its long beach, open to the Aegean on the south Lesvos coast is another 8kms from Polichnitos. It's ideal walking country for nature lovers. Kalloni is 35-40 minutes away by car or taxi.
The main events planned are:
Sunday evening 6th June - Taverna Meal at Maistrali, Sk.P. hopefully with live Greek music.
Monday afternoon 7th June - meet at Polichnitos Spa (walk 6km, hire car or taxi) test the waters and walk down to Sk.P.
Tuesday early evening - party at Sylvia & Terry's house in Polichnitos (pay deposit for food & bring own drinks)
If staying in Skala Polichnitou or surrounding area, we suggest an early evening meeting place for other evenings. This worked very well in Kalyves offering instant camaraderie with like-minded Grecophiles. The beachside My Way is happy to serve drinks only (€2 for beer this year) and is also one of the 4 all year tavernas, run by a Belgian couple and serving traditional Greek food plus a few Belgian twists.
I hope many of you will decide to stay in Skala Polichnitou for a week (Thursday & Saturday flights from Gatwick & Manchester to Mytilene, 1 hour away). We have sourced studios/rooms with more beds than we're likely to need, but many are not interested in short stays, or are 1 week minimum. (I'll list these with contact details on the events pages so I can add to them, as I'm awaiting confirmation of some details.)
