Eressos-Guide
Do you have enough from tourist castles, big hotels, overcrowded places, restaurants with pictures of your food ? Then this is the place for you : a nice little village called Eressos on the island of Lesbos in Greece. Where Sappho spent time with her muses and many lesbians from all over the world traveled to, since the 80`s. Also known as Mytiline or Lesvos.
Lesbos is the island from where the word “lesbian” originally derived, due to it being the birth place of the poet Sappho, who wrote many powerful poems about love between women.
ERESSOS is not well known in the LGBTQ+ scene, therefore it has kept its beautiful unspoiled nature, only discovered by some.
Eressos, where the most LGBTQ+ scene on the island is located, is a nice traditional village at the far west of the island, surrounded by beautiful nature, a wonderful 3km long, grey sandy beach ( partly nude), with crystal clear water and many little restaurants and bars right along the seaside from where you can enjoy your delicious dinner while you watch a romantic sunset. There is even an open air movie theatre, where you can smoke, have a drink or snack while watching a movie under the stars.
You can walk through the streets of Skala Eressos, along the seaside with safety in all matters and no automobile traffic. The local Restaurants offer delicious food, good value and inexpensive.
The beach resort of Skala Erresos is a tranquil women’s heaven, where you can find different kind of massage treatments, yoga, meditation classes and other workshops, as well as water sport opportunity`s. Accommodation is fairly basic and it is not a huge party place but there are some lovely places to eat and many bars having almost every night Dj`s in all kinds of genres, where often some dancing is happening.
In the months when it’s less hot like May, June, September and October you can find yourself enjoying the beautiful walks through the valley, towards monastery’s, waterfalls and farming land.
Also there is a ” Rock Group swimming” organized, where every morning women meet and swim together to the little island in front of the beach. After they will join for breakfast together; this is a good opportunity to make new friends.
There is a small community of mainly lesbian woman, who live here, spend their summers, or summer holidays here year after year. So there is quite a familiar contact between women.
But also all LGBTQ+ guest are very welcome!!!
Every year, in the first two weeks of September there is a international women`s festival organized with many party’s, workshops, games, a alternative fashion show and concerts.
https://www.womensfestival.eu/
Further there are a lot of alternative people finding their way to this village. Sannyasins from the afroz center, artists, healers and nature lovers. In august the village is well visited from greek tourist which mainly visit there family on the island.
If you are somebody who enjoys, sunsets, nature, excellent food and interesting company, who enjoys alternative ways of partying and music, rather than the mainstream, then this is the place for you.
Come and join us in this unique and beautiful LGBTQ+ heaven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!