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 From the Sunflower Landscapes Guides series. Lesvos (often called Lesbos, but the island authorities say the correct name is Lesvos) is one of our new destinations for 2004 and has been written by Brian and Eileen Anderson, the authors of several other books in the Landscapes series. Set to become the hottest new walking and bird-watching destination in the Mediterranean, Lesvos offers a stunning combination of natural and man-made landscapes to enjoy on foot or by car. It is a treasure house of very early ancient remains dating from the 7th century BC and boasts one of the finest natural monuments in Europe, the Petrified Forest, created 20 million years ago. Cloaked with forests of chestnut and oak, the island is a riot of flowers in spring, especially wild orchids. The island was the birthplace of famous figures from history, the poetess Sappho and the father of botany, Theophrastus, amongst others. Cloaked with forests of chestnut and oak, the hills and mountains are riddled with little known ancient trails and cobbled donkey paths, many of which form the walks featured in this new guidebook. With the publication of Landscapes of Lesvos, the island is set to become an exciting new walking destination in the Mediterranean. Greece has been a major tourist destination for many years, but somehow Lesvos found itself in the slow stream of development. Back in the mid 1980s, when we lived on the island, we could understand how this came about. Lesvos is an extremely large island, the third largest in Greece, and considerably under-populated. The infrastructure, especially the road system, was especially poor, and journeys by road took ages. How that has changed! Refreshingly free of high-rise hotels and beach-orientated tourism, Lesvos is seizing an opportunity to rediscover itself through ecotourism in its totally unspoilt countryside. Fascinating sites, often unprotected, allow you to do your own interpretation. The impressive Roman aqueduct that appears on the cover is just one of the surprises you will come across while walking on this beautiful island. Over the years, we have thoroughly enjoyed discovering new walks and exploring new parts of the island. Now we are ready to share them with you. Follow our footsteps into villages still steeped in an old way of life and into a countryside as beautiful as any in the Mediterranean. The car tours, too, show off the very best the island has to offer and will take you to some secret places we have shared with no one else - until now. - Brian and Eileen Anderson Best months for walking: April, May, June, September, October. Section on Where to Stay, 4 car tours, 51 long and short walks, 25 picnic suggestions, 136 pages + touring map  (4/07)
SL2379 Sunflower Landscapes of Lesvos $14.99
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