Lipsi island: Best of Beaches & Sights, Dodecanese - Greece 4K | the Land of Calypso
LIPSI: A FAIRYTALE IN THE AEGEAN
Unspoilt Aegean colour for peaceful holidays with a scent of authenticity and pristine nature that will enthrall you. In the southeast Aegean, north of Leros and east of Patmos, a small speck of land surrounded by 24 islets, forming a glittering necklace, awaits you for a dreamy holiday. It is Lipsi – mythical Ogygia - the island of goddess Calypso.
With a hamlet that sweeps up on all sides like the tiers of an amphitheatre from a naturally protected bay, Lipsi has travelled through the centuries while still preserving its authentic culture. Today, it offers itself to visitors who want to escape and enjoy nature’s gift of peace and quiet in the company of the hospitable locals.
Enjoy swimming, diving and fishing in crystal clear waters of exceptional beauty. Wander along its alleyways, take in its sights, taste the local cuisine, live life the way locals do by participating in their celebrations which continue to cherish the values and customs of the island. A unique life experience is in store for you on a small island which radiates character and self-confidence.
Things to do in Lipsi: The wine festival. Viticulture is a time-honoured tradition in Lipsi. Their sweet wine is famous as it used to travel all the way to the Vatican to be used in the Holy Communion. The locals are really proud of their exquisite product and they arrange festivities during summer to celebrate it. If you are there, they will naturally offer you a glass or two and invite you to celebrate the circle of life with them with traditional songs and dances.
The feast of “Panagia tou Harou”
August 23rd is devoted to “Panagia tou Harou” and hundreds of visitors flock to the island to pay their respects to the miraculous icon in the church of the same name. The traditional feast, which starts with the Vespers on the beaches and the two big squares, lasts for twenty-four hours.
Wonderful, unspoilt beaches
A lattice-work of rocky outcrops and beaches with crystal clear waters, either sandy like Katsadia, Kampos, Tourkomnima, Platys Gialos and Lientou or pebbly like Hohlakoura, Xerokampos, Papantria and Monodendri, will offer you endless hours of rejuvenation and relaxation.
Hidden gems of Lipsi
Explore the raw beauty of the landscape
On Lipsi not a day goes by without being able to experience something brand new and original. The twenty four islets that embrace it are “living museums of natural history” awaiting exploration. With their rich flora and fauna and their registration in the Natura 2000 catalogue, they make the ideal refuge for the Μonachus-monachus seal, sea turtles as well as Eleonora’s falcons, herring gulls and other rare birds, whose nests occupy every eligible nook and cranny.
Swim in the turquoise waters, dive to admire the wonderful sea bed, or take a boat ride to visit secluded bays, cave formations, coves and beaches and, if you are lucky, a dolphin may join you!
For imaginative palates
Resisting the influx of “tourist cuisine”, the inhabitants of Lipsi use their local produce in delicious, traditional recipes. Their sea provides its treasures generously: cray fish, prawns, crabs, oysters, fish and octopi ideally accompany the ouzo you will drink in the harbor at dusk, a meeting place for locals and visitors who do not take long to become one big convivial group.
And if you prefer home cooked food, try stuffed mountain goat, courgette flowers with rice, “pitaroudia” and “giaprakia”. Accompany your meal with exquisitely delicious hand kneaded bread and local Lipsi wine. For a sweet tooth, “pougakia”, “patsavouropita” and “xerotigana” with honey will leave no room for complaints. The game of flavours never ends on Lipsi!
Footpaths – hiking routes
If you love hiking routes, follow the wonderful paved footpath past the holy church of the “Kimisi tis Theotokou” – Assumption of the Holy Mother of God- all the way to the temple of «Ano Kimisi”, or climb to the “Aravis” mill at the highest point of the Hora (the main village).
The view to the big Aegean blue will be reward enough. If you want to go higher, the castle with the remnants of an acropolis lies at the highest point of the island. The serenity of the landscape will captivate your heart!
underbare unberührte Strände
Ein Gitterwerk von Felsen und Stränden mit kristallklarem Wasser, entweder sandig wie Katsadia, Kampos, Tourkomnima, Ornos und Lientou oder steinig wie Hohlakoura, Xerokampos, Papantria und Monodendri, wird Ihnen endlose Stunden von Erholung und Entspannung anbieten.
La couleur éternelle de la Mer Égée, cadre de vacances paisibles, avec un parfum d’authenticité et une nature vierge qui vous charmera
Un entrelacs d’affleurements rocheux et de plages aux eaux limpides vous invitent à des heures de ressourcement et de relaxation. Les plages sont de sable, comme Katsadia
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GREEK ISLANDS: travel by boat from KOS, to KALYMNOS, LEROS, LIPSI and PATMOS, beautiful views
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Let's go to the beautiful GREEK ISLANDS and let's travel by fast boat from KOS, to KALYMNOS, to LEROS, to LIPSI and finally, the wonderful island of PATMOS. Beautiful views of the harbours of each island and also very colourful views of the Aegean Sea in Greece.
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30 TOP Free Camping beaches in GREECE ~ 30 παραλίες για κατασκήνωση & φυσιολατρία!
30 TOP Free-Camping & Naturist beaches in GREECE:
1) Elafonissos Island, accessed from southern Peloponnese
2) Pefkoulia beach, Lefkada
3) Hiliadou beach (the official nudist beach, the one behind it with access via climbing or canoeing & the river site). Athe the Centre Eastern side of Euboea.
4) Samothrace (free camping at Gria Vathra/Fonias gorge)
5) Schinoussa (careful camping at Tsigouri or any quite little beach)
6) Trafoulas gorge, southern Crete (east of Lentas)
7) Parga, Valtos beach underneath the Castle. Careful camping at the left side of the beach as long as the locals are ok. Not for many tents. Try also Lichnos beach not far from Parga.
8) Platis Gialos, Lipsi Island. Behind the tavern there is place for tents. Amazing beach!
9) Petali beach, Central-eastern Euboea.
10) Rakopotamos, Larissa. Southern from Agiokampos.
11) Fourni island, next to Ikaria. Try the beaches after Kambi. Follow the path leading there.
12) Nas Ikaria! A campers paradise!
13) Livadi beach Iraklia island
14) Agios Dimitrios beach, southern Euboea. Try to ride the gorge until you find the waterfalls.
15) Kavourotrypes or orange beach, close to Sarti - Sithonia Chalkidiki.
16) Komos beach, next to Matala southern Crete.
17) Limnionas beach. Take the road to Psachna central Euboea.
18) Ammouliani. A small island between Sithonia and Athos peninsulas in Chalkidiki. You can rent a boat and go camp at any quite little beach of the island of Ammouliani, or the nearby islets! HEAVEN!
19) Chrissi Island, southern from Ierapetra Crete. Take the day trip boat and arrange to return some other day. Amazing experience!
20) Donoussa Island. Try Kedros and Livadi beaches!
21) Dyskos beach, West of Lentas at southern Crete.
22) Agiofarango gorge, southern from Matala, Crete.
23) Agios Pavlos - Triopetra. Southern Rethymno, Crete.
24) Chorefto, Pelion Central Greece. At the left side of the beach.
25) Epidauros. before the village there are some remote little coves and beaches.
26) Zacharo - Kaiafas. A huge long beach at the western Peloponnese coast.
27) Kato Koufonissi. An inhabited island full of campers!!!
28) Kriaritsi, Sithonia Chalkidiki. A great beach south from Sarti.
29) Roukounas beach, Anafi island.
30) Gavdos island.
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Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home in a shelter, such as a tent or a caravan.Generally participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in nature in pursuit of activities providing them enjoyment. Camping can be enjoyed through all four seasons.
Modern campers frequent natural parks, beaches, wilderness areas, and commercial campgrounds. Camping is a key part of many youth organizations around the world, such as Scouting, which use it to teach both self-reliance and teamwork.
All beaches, seas, mountains, forests, rivers, of this world belong to all of us the mankind. The goal is to teach each other the Love, the Respect and Protection of Nature. For freely travelling with our favorite people, our best friends and our lovers, protecting and cleaning the forests and beaches, enjoying life sometimes without clothing…
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How do we coexist harmoniously with other campers, local residents and nature itself? It is important for campers to learn living together by following, at least, some common rules and habits: We park our cars & bikes away from the beach and we do not obstruct the access to public. We use bags for rubbish, including tissues as animals dig them out. We gather all our rubbish and any extra we find. Wear a plastic bag in your hand in order to make the process less uncomfortable. Determine where the “toilet” is and dig holes at least 30 cm each time or cover them with sand or soil. Instead of toilet paper we use water from the sea in a plastic bottle. We avoid the use of any shampoo and soap, in the water because they pollute the sea, lake or river. We are ready to understand the specific circumstances of the place where we are and to protect it with our presence. We respect the flora and fauna of the region according to the natural conditions. For example, in areas where the sea turtles lay their eggs, the fire can disorient them and their new born, or in areas of dense vegetation fire is very dangerous and forbidden. We have the tent several meters from the waves so we do not obstruct the other campers but mainly not to disturb crabs, turtles, birds. The insects are the residents of the area, we are the guests. We avoid insects with natural repellents, and by keeping the tent zipped closed all day. We do not consider the spot we are staying in as our property, we do not create conditions for permanent settlement. We offer, share, meet each other and create, to the desired extent, conditions of collective living with the other campers. Leave the forest or the beach as found, and if possible, much better.
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Let's go the beautiful Greek island of Patmos and let's visit the best beaches, including Meloi, Lambi, Geranou, Petra, Agrio Livadi, Groikos, Alikes and a couple of others.
Patmos, an Aegean island in the north of Greece’s Dodecanese island group, is a significant Christian pilgrimage site. Its Cave of the Apocalypse is where John of Patmos (St. John the Theologian) is said to have written the Book of Revelations. A fortresslike, 11th-century monastery dedicated to the saint overlooks the whitewashed houses of the hilltop capital, Hora (also known as Chora).
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Notre île Lipsi (Our Island Lipsi) La meilleure escapade en Grèce
Angelique Papadelias, productrice et réalisatrice de l’intégralité du documentaire L’île de Lipsi, dont le tournatge a été fait sur une période de 18 ans. L’île est située au sud de la mer Égée. La meilleure destination des îles grecques! Suivez son voyage d’année en année et laissez-vous charmer par la beauté de la nature, des plages immaculées., la conservation marine, l’agriculture biologique, les destinations de voile, une communauté attentionnée et un style très artistique de renommée internationale. Vous aurez le plaisir de visiter l’île de Lipsi et de découvrir les pratiques culturelles de cette magnique destination.
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