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| + | {{Poi test|39|06.1|N|26|33.6|E| | type= harbour |name= Mytilene |altname= Μυτιλήνη |zoom= 15 | ||
| + | | portofentry= Yes | ||
| + | | image= Lesvos_Mitilini_hS.jpg | ||
| + | | imagetext= Satellite view of Mytilene Harbor (showing marina at SW corner) | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilene Mytilene] is a large and busy harbour and also one of the most polluted in the Aegean, with raw sewage discharged at the very spot where yachts are moored. Recently, however, the harbour has been refurbished, with the bollards and moorings rings repainted and new water and electricity points installed along the quays (operated by a pre-paid card system). Local yachts moor, sometimes three deep, along the E quay opposite the port police office. Visiting yachts currently moor alongside on either the N or W side of the harbour. This is a considerable improvement on the former arrangement, whereby the harbour was full of commercial vessels and visiting yachts had no choice but to anchor moor (the bottom here is soft mud and some anchors tended to plough through it). The berths here are sheltered from all except southerly winds, in which an uncomfortable swell develops, but are very noisy with constant traffic and smelly during the summer months. | ||
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| + | A better, especially in unsettled weather, if more costly alternative is the new [[Mytilene Marina]], which offers 222 berths in a quiet residential area at the S end of the town and is secure in all conditions. | ||
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| + | The town of Mytilene itself is a wonderfully alive one. There are terrific pastry stores, and a wonderful market place. The restaurants on the SW of the harbour are popular and have good fish. | ||
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| + | Mytilene is a port of entry. The Customs and Coast Guard officials tend to be more bureaucratic than in any other harbor that I have been in Greece (--[[User:Istioploos|Istioploos]]). The Coast Guard demands that you contact them before entrance and departure on VHF channel 12. If you use the W harbour entrance to enter the [[Mytilene_Marina|marina]], you will usually avoid their attentions. | ||
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| + | {{himage|Greece_Lesvos_Mitilini_h.jpg| Chart of Mytilene Harbor}} | ||
| + | {{himage|Mytilini.jpeg|Prior to its refurbishment}} | ||
| + | {{himage|Lesvos_Faneromeni.jpg|The Traditional Caïque ''Faneromeni''}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Salagonas Area== | ||
{{image right|Greece_Chios_Salagonas.jpg|Chart of Salagonas Bay Anchorages}} | {{image right|Greece_Chios_Salagonas.jpg|Chart of Salagonas Bay Anchorages}} | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 30 March 2016
Berthing
Salagonas Area
West of Cape Masticho and just before reaching Cape Mesta on the S coast of Chios there are 5 wonderful coves. All of them are well protected from the meltemi but exposed to the SW. Going counerclockwise:
Anchoring is easy in all of these coves. In Trachilia though it is best to take a shore line to the W shore.
About one hour walk from here, up the dirt road, there is the medieval village of Olýmpoi, well worth a visit. Turn left when you reach the paved road. The other medieval village, Mestá is about a two hour walk, turn right when you reach the paved road.
You can call for a taxi either from Mestá, tel +30 6972 543 543 or from Olýmpoi, tel. +30 2710 76 357 or +30 6937 937 758.
