welcome to the island of Lemnos – GREECE
Lemnos is one of the Greek North Eastern Aegean islands located midway
between the Athos Peninsula on mainland Greece and the west coast of Turkey
near the Straits of the Dardanelles. Lemnos‘ strategic location means it
has long been an important military base and it’s still home to a large air
force contingent. The islanders’ reliance on the military rather than foreign
visitors as a source of income, coupled with the relative remoteness of
Lemnos, have enabled the island to remain virtually unscathed by mass tourism.
But increasing numbers of foreign holidaymakers are now arriving on Lemnos
attracted by the tranquility of the place, its many fine beaches and important
archaeological sites.
During high season there are regular Olympic Airways flights connecting
Lemnos with , Thessaloniki and Lesvos. The new civilian airport is 19
kilometres east of the capital Myrina and shares a runway with the island’s
air force base. There are regular ferry services to and from the mainland
ports of Kavala, Rafina, Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis. Hydrofoil
services to the mainland via Samothraki are less frequent and tend to be
unreliable.
