Sigri, by Laura Wilson

STUDIOS TO LET

2 studios to let, at Phaneromeni beach, just a few meters from the sea. Bedroom, kitchen, wc, balcony garden and view to the sea. Per month or per year.
Contact +22530 22440, +697 8890 674, +22530 54392

It is worth reaching the end!

It is worth reaching the end - Sigri – June 2014

I live in the centre of Liverpool, England – home of the Beatles, two football teams and a history of political opposition to national governments! But away from urban living I’ve been lucky enough to be introduced to Sigri by my friend Pat Mary who has been coming here for long periods for many years.

This year was my fifth visit in 10 years and as ever the sun warms your skin and the people your heart.

 Highlights for me this year were:

Inflating my tyre!!

I’m a pathetic non swimmer but because I really envy those swimming in the tranquil waters of the town beach among the shoals of little fishes I brought my own adults’ swimming ring that was made to look like a tyre. But I found to my horror it had to be inflated by machine – what could I do? A visit to Adonis with my problem was the answer and hey presto he found a kind person to blow it up for me. Next time I will have learned to swim honest!!

Birds – on the way to Faneromeni, by the flat marshy bit before the little church of Prophitis Ilias on the high mound, I saw on the same morning two egrets, two ruddy shelducks and ... two black storks! On the way back to the airport I saw flamingos at Kalloni.

Horses – some magnificent stallions and mares (as well as a sweet foal) were in and around the village this year.

Food – of course! There was wonderful fish at all the tavernas including sea bream, sea bass and red mullet. Local dishes such as gigantes (butter beans) and meatballs were excellent. The souvlaki bar served not only excellent food but also, on this visit, excellent music from visiting musicians. The church festival ended with a buffet and many plates of homemade savouries and pastries were pressed upon us. Every day brought pies and tasty breads from the bakery; locally grown plums, peaches, and vegetables of all kinds from the green grocer and everything you could ever need from Georgia’s shop. Last but not least an invitation to a local home for coffee introduced us to homemade preserved figs in syrup, peach kernel liquor and melt in the mouth cake.

Petrified Forest  – I have to go to the Petrified Forest Museum every time I come to Sigri as it is truly unique and amazing. The staff are always helpful and eager to answer any queries. On this visit Spiros, taking me back to Mytilene by taxi, explained that the women I saw working with the road-widening crew were specialists there to identify any new petrified trees emerging from the rock. Indeed he stopped and showed me where two tree trunks had been found and could be seen quite clearly.

I only stayed for 10 days but all this happened and I know I will have forgotten some things.

What can I say? The Beatles say it for me below (and by the way the font is from a charity for homeless people in Spain and has been formed from their writing on street placards http://www.homelessfonts.org/buy/)

There are places I remember (Beatles, lyrics Paul McCartney)

There are places I remember all my life

Though some have changed

Some forever, not for better

Some have gone and some remain

And I know I’ll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I’ll often think about them

In my life I loved you more

Steph Petrie

TangoSigri!

"Cacao tribe" in Sigri!!!

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Flats for rent

Flats for rent all year round, fireplace, air condition, large verandas and unlimited view.

Situated  near the Natural History Museum and Petrified Forest (50m) in Sigri ,and near the beach.

Ideal for families with young children.

tel.0030 /22510 44787

mob.6974740091

 

Wohnungen zu vermieten das ganze Jahr,Kamin,Klimaanlage,grosse Verandas ,unendliche Aussicht.50m von dem Naturgeschichte Museum des versteinerten Waldes  und Strand entfernt.

Ideal fur Familien mit kleinkindern.

tel.0030 /22510 44787

mob.6974740091

A nice house to rent!

The house is next to the sea, it has very nice views. Overlooks the Aegean Sea, the castle and beach. The house has two bedrooms, one small and one large bathroom, living room with fireplace in this room can be sleep another person. Also dining room - kitchen which is equipped with all small and large electrical appliances as well as a washing machine. There are two air conditioners, cold and heat. The house has two balconies overlooking the sea and a courtyard. The rental price is 60 euros per day but can be done and settled. The rent of the house throughout the year every month 300 euros, again settled. 

 

info: molioum@hotmail.com
Αν το νοικιάσετε μόνο το καλοκαίρι, ανά ημέρα  είναι 50ευρώ

The Sigri Petrified Forest in Germany!

EFPT (European Freestyle Pro Tour) comes to Sigri!!! 10th-12th. August 2012

A trailer of the upcoming EFPT-Event 2012 in Sigri!
Plus that:

SIGRI in youtube...

SIGRI 
Sigri - A Winter's Tale
Sigri - Pigeons
Sigri - off the beaten track
Sigri - Picture Postcard Views
LESVOS SIGRI
Lesvos 2010 Sigri
Sigri - Hotel Vision
Windsurfing in Sigri
TV series in Sigri / Faneromeni
Sweden TV film, by Eva Bergman
L'ARBRE SOUS LA MER (1985) 
Just Music!
Hyphenology 2008 
The Lesvos Petrified Forest on BBC
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

Kees and Joke, about Sigri...

It is with great pleasure that we write on this blog about our stay in Sigri during the last week of May 2012.

We had a very good time in a beautiful apartment of the Villa Anastasia. 

Because it was our intention to walk in the environment, we followed some promenades of the North and South beaches. The views on Sigri and the surrounding mountains are spectacular because of the vastness of the landscape in which the sea and the rocks seem to struggle as well to embrace each other at the same time. Furthermore the flora of specific Mediterranean plants and parts of petrified trees, combined with animals, like small turtles and several species of birds (even an Owl) made us very happy to be there. 

Every evening we went to Café Kentro to have access to internet and a chat with the owner Mr. Andonis Choitis and some other guests. Besides his conversations, we enjoyed very much his special teas, coffees and - not to forget- those delightful pastries. We could not stay long enough to taste all the different flavors of food and drinks that were offered. 


We also enjoyed walking through the bright small streets of Sigri.

One of the nicest shops was that of local jeweller Mr. Chatziandeou, who stayed for several years in our country (the Netherlands) to expand his professional expertise. There we bought one of the many very small boats that decorate the walls of his beautiful shop. We consider these boats, besides the jewellery he makes, as real works of art, unique in the world. He collects in wintertime tiny pieces of driftwood at the beach and makes boats of it. The models have the original shape of the fisher boats of Lesvos.

It is one of our most special souvenirs we ever bought.

Completing our stay we visited the National History Museum that gives an impressive insight in the volcanic history of Lesvos and natural history in general. We were very surprised and pleased to see a school class of children practising excavations of petrified wood by a very good imitation of professional practices and - by doing so - were learning while playing and vice versa.

 Besides Sigri, we visited three other places on Lesvos, but we did not met local people in a more personal way. May be the reason for this is that Sigri was less populated with tourists (as far as we could see).

In any case we like to think that ‘Sigrians’ are the most open and friendly people of all Lesvos.

As we look at the small boat on the wall in our living room, we will remember these people and of course their friendly town in its impressive surrounding landscapes.

Kees and Joke

Jolanta's beautiful aquarelas

 Jolanta Uktverytėis from Lithuania. She is one of the muster students for “Sustainable Tourism”, who were in Sigri for two weeks. 

And these are some aquarelas of her!

They are so nice!

Thank you Jolanta!

MESPOM 2012

Lesons and activities in Sigri, for Masters students,  

studying “Sustainable Tourism”  in Sigri...

With graduate students in Sigri ...

Successfully carried out this year's third Kentrovision Karaoke Song Contest, in the cafe "the center".

Attended graduate students from 16 countries who came to our village to work on alternative tourism and filled life!

This year was ... a "ballad year" !! Winning became Iceland, with Brigita, sweet singing with the ukulele.
In second place was Lithuania, singing a traditional song and third Albania - countries which have never won the Eurovision contest.
The quintet is completed by the partnership in Latin America (Nicaragua - Mexico - Costa Rica) and fifth the winner of ESC 2012, Sweden. Last on the list this year, Germany ...
The photos are typical for the atmosphere of this day ...

The nice this evening, which brought us all together, ended with dancing ... many hugs, warm smiles and happy memories for everyone.

For the record, last year had won Turkey and the year before was Australia ...