Culture o Historic Tours with bathing in Molovos
3/6 – 9/6 2017
Sat 3/6
You arrive at the Mytillini airport on Lesvos and gets picked up in a minibus for transport and check-in at Hotel Mytilana Villige. We have a short walk-through in preparation for the week and evenings are free.
Sun 4/6
We gather for breakfast at 9 am and starts outside our hike through Moria Village and back to the hotel. A distance of about 10 km, so we approximate around 4 hours.The hike is easy and is mostly dirt roads and short a distance on trails that are easy to walk on.There are no steep hills and is more a walk than a hike. We recommend walking shoes for this hike.
Perched on top of a small hill a chapel named after the Prophet Elijah, we have photostop and lunch, and rest your eyes on the beautiful view over the Gera. The walk continues through the landscape of hills and olive groves, and you pass another Chapel before we are back where we started.
Lunch and water are included.
Mon 5/6
We gather outside the hotel at 9 am. We go 30 minutes by bus to "Thermi," where we will have our culture and historywalk. This is a hike of about 7 km, but we approximate 4 hours .The walk is asphalt and gravel roads and shorter distances on trails that are easy to walk on. No steep hilsl or descents and a pair of comfortable walking shoes is recommended for this hike. Thermi is also actually three villages . The walk goes past the Prehistoric Settlement of Thermi. Ruins after the first known society on the island, and even pass the Panagia Trouloti, Byzantine Temple. Front is from the year 803, while the rear is from the 1200 's.
We pass the cultural district with small farms and houses and the walk continues through the ancient olive groves as we receive many great impressions. Back down at the Harbour, we eat our lunch before we travel by bus up to the monastery of Agios Raphael which is located just outside Loutropoli Thermis at a height. After all the history, we offer the opportunity for a bath in the sea before we go back to the hotel.
Lunch and water included NOTE, feel free to bring your own paper o pen and swimwear.
Tue 6/6
We eat breakfast and collected 9 am after we checked out for a short ride to the Mytillini Centre. We start our walk at the statue of liberty in the harbor. This walk is 3 km so we approximate 2 hours.About half of the time is devoted to the Castle of Mytilene (which is one of the Mediterranean's largest) and the other half to the city where you get to see some historical sites from about 500 b.c., to the more modern southern port. The substrate is the streets of asphalt and cobblestone, so regular sneakers works very well.
Time will be provided for lunch on your own and look a bit in the shops before we gather at 2 pm. to travel a few kilometres to Olive woodhouse (on Tripadvisor) We will see great craftsmanship produced while having the possibility to buy a nice gift with home. When we are ready we head over the mountains to Mollyvoys for check-in at Hotel Triena (subject to change) for swimming and Sun coming days.
Wen 7/6
This day is free but we offer free of charge for those who wish information calls and stories about dogs on the island and adoption opportunities. Volunteer work, refugee crisis on Lesvos and the situation has been and is. We also recommend strongly that stroll among the small streets of the Mollyvoys when you tire of sunbathing and swimming.
Thu 8/6
This day is FREE for relaxation but we offer free of charge for those who wish this day information calls and stories about dogs on the island and adoption opportunities. Volunteer work, refugee crisis on Lesvos and the situation has been and is. We can also help with guided tours at the castle of Mollyvoys.
In the evening, we hope you would meet at the selected restaurant for a farewell dinner on the House.
Time and place will be announced later.
Fri 9/6 Departures.
Transfer to the airport after check-out for the flight home, we expect various departures
This is included in the trip price:
- Hotel incl. breakfast in a double room (single room supplement).
- Packed lunches on walks
- All transportation to and from activities and tours
- All hikes
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Farewell dinner, excluding beverages
This does not include:
- Flight t. or to Mytillini at Lesvos
- Other Dinners
- EV extra entre on voluntary activities
- Lunches on Saturdays and city tour
- Beverage at the farewell dinner.
The PRICE for the trip, excluding flight : 700:- Euro
Other information
Voluntary activities
Klasificering of the various difficulty levels on hikes
Booking and payment