MOLIVOS
- EFTALOU ( 1 hour ) - HOT SPRING ( 10 MIN.)
Simply follow the main road to Eftalou. After about
an hour you reach the Restaurant Eftalou where they serve very good traditional
Greek food. This is also the end of the bus line. The small white building,
housing a hot bath, is a bit further down the road. It can be visited to have a
look and one can actually take a bath.
Pictures can be seen in my pictures section on the
page.( Lesbos 2009)
VAVIOS-MOLIVOS
(1 hour)
As there are no busses going to Vavios any more, we
took a taxi from Molivos. The taxi stand is near the school. Let the taxi drop
you off at the steep road
into the village. It's just a quiet village where the cafenion up the stairs is
the place to meet. A location to soak the Greek atmosphere. We always had a
chat as we visited several times and people are really interested.
On the road down, the Taverna Bavios is the best place in the village to eat. Walk along
the asphalt road, passing the taverna and take (after about 3 km) the gravel path to the right leading to Molivos, also
called Mythimna.
There is a green sign indicating the direction. Reaching the
bush, round it on the left side.
Αfter passing two, mostly dry, rivers, you 'll see a small sign ΜΗΘΥΜΝΑ to the left. This is a partly small path (monopathi), ending on the road next to the parking lot near the school and the bus station.
ANAXOS
- PETRA (45 min.) along the seaside.
If you go by bus to Anaxos, walk about 100
meters beyond the bus stop and turn right. This is also the turning point for
the bus. De way to the beach is indicated. Walk along the seaside and take a
drink or some food in one of the many restaurants and bars. Walking to the end
of the road, turn right. Turn left opposite the Anaxos Beach Studios. On top,
you see a one way road sign on the right. Take the path, trough the gate
to the small har
bour.
There starts a rough path, directly next to the water.
If
the sea is a little rough its is more difficult to pass as you have to
"walk" on a rather steep bank. After 10 minutes the path gets wider,
walking on seaweeds. Walk along the next harbour until you reach the bend in the
road towards Petra. You either walk along that road, or turn right and after
about 100 meters left on the the concrete road..
This is a quieter back road ending in the streets behind the rock in Petra. Turn
left after the restaurant on the right to go to the seaside.
MOLIVOSOS
- PETRA (1.5 hrs.) passing the water reservoir.
Take the road on the right side of the bus station. Turn
the first path right under the sign to apartments. Just follow that road and
keep a bit to the left. The path gets really small to finally reach the gravel
road. Turn right. At the bush, a sign to the left gives the way to a hippodrome.
Round the bush on the right side.
When reaching the asphalt, turn left. Turn right after about 300 meters. The
sign is directing Petra/Water reservoir. Simply follow the road and you will
reach the main road. Cross the main road and follow the gravel path (which
you only see after crossing the road) to
the boulevard.
PETRI
- PETRA BY NIGHT(1 hour)
Several times we took a taxi to Petri to have dinner. Petri is a small
village with some good restaurants. The view and the sunset are beautiful. After
dinner it is a nice walk to Petra, especially with a clear sky and a visible
moon. In July/August it's pleasantly cool after a full day of sun.
On July 7th. there is a festival in the morning., (Agia Kiriaki). They will distrubute the special food ( lamb meat and corn) they cooked all night in big kettles.