TOWNS & VILLAGES Of LESVOS

SKALOHORI

Skalohori is a traditional village on the road to Skala Eressos with stone houses and streets, several cafeneons and businesses which cater to the local people who are mostly farmers, shepherds and retirees. Few tourists come to Skalohori despite the fact that it is the closest town to ancient Antissa as well as several remote and secluded beaches. There is a minaret left over from the Turkish occupation that you can climb into, if you are brave enough.

However it is a wonderful place to stop for a cold drink at one of the cafeneons in the giant plane-shaded square and even a snack or a light meal. There is also the nearby turtle pond on the road to Molyvos where many people stop to let their children throw bread to the ravenous terrapins.  

There is a small shop well worth visiting if you are in the area. It is the Woman's Cooperative of Traditional and Local Products located by the church in the main square of the village. If you visit the shop you will find the women, and sometimes their children, hard at work, decorating traditional cookies and sweets, packaging trahana, and labelling the large variety of preserved fruits, local olives, olive oil, marzipans, herbs and spices, vinegar and all sorts of items you won't find in the supermarkets and tourist shops of the more popular villages. If you are looking for a unique gift to bring home with you or if you want to spend your holiday living like the locals and want to stock up on supplies then stop in for a visit.

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