With its fascinating history, deep clear water and picturesque harbour, the island of Kastellorizo makes a perfect sun-soaked destination.
It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. We had seen the inviting island on the horizon while driving into KaÅŸ on the Lycian coast of Turkey. “That’s Meis,” the pomegranate juice seller replied when I asked. “It’s in Greece, but it’s only a 30-minute boat ride away.”
Early the next morning we were at the KaÅŸ Marina, ferry tickets in hand. Ahead of us, a group of American plein air artists, carrying canvases and folding easels were talking about the light playing on the water of the sparkling Levantine Sea. It was mid-September and perfect island-hopping weather.
Meis – Kastellorizo as it’s called in Greek – is a tiny, rocky outpost as far east from Athens as you can get and still be in Greece. It was once called Megisiti, meaning ‘biggest’ – an odd name for an island that’s less than 10 square kilometres. But it’s the largest in the surrounding archipelago.
As we rounded a headland – one of two arms enclosing a deep U-shaped harbour – our ferry sounded the horn. Its deep evocative tone echoed off the stony crags towering above us. On top of the headland, a Crusader castle with a fluttering blue and white flag guarded the entrance. This island might be one nautical mile away from Turkey, but it’s pure Greece, with ouzo and sunshine, myths and history.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2019 من South African Garden and Home.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2019 من South African Garden and Home.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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