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Sailing in Lemnos with Mark Warner, June/July 2015, Sept 2020, Sept 2022

We so much enjoyed our holiday with Mark Warner at Lemnos in June 2014, that we booked to go back again in 2015 for two weeks in June/July 2015. After a gap of several years we visited again for a week starting 3rd Sept 2020.  Because of Covid we had worried a lot as to whether or not the holiday would go ahead. Several other Greek Islands had restrictions applied in the weeks prior which meant that people would have had to isolate for two weeks when returning to the UK. We did get away, with the Island of Lemnos only having had 3 cases of Covid in the past 9 months.  About half of all the passengers (one from each party) were tested on arrival and all were clear. The airline Enter Air was excellent with a new Boeing 737-800 plane.



We were very pleased to be welcomed on arrival by George, the Manager from Mark Warner, as he has made this resort one of our favourites.  We were not disappointed. The weather was blue skies all week with nice breeze for sailing and somewhat stronger winds for the final big-race events day.

Pictures below from holidays 2014, 2015, 2020.

Reception at Lemnos Village Resort
Reception at Lemnos Village Resort

View down from breakfast table.
View down from breakfast table.

View from terrace used for breakfast and lunch
View from terrace used for breakfast and lunch.

Sunset over the water.
Sunset over the water in June/July. In Sept the sun sets further to the south, to the left of Mount Athos.

Memorable evening meal times.
Memorable evening meal times. One evening, a Praying Mantis landed on her hair and got entangled. Amazing to see such a specimen with its wings opened.  We carefully caught it and put it gently in the foliage nearer the road.

Ready for evening meal. Free wine!
Ready for evening meal. Free wine!

Evening meal
Evening meal

Church in Plati.
Church in Plati.

Plati village square, next to the church.
Plati village square, next to the church.

Ready for refreshments in Plati village square.
Ready for Cappuccino and fresh Orange refreshments in Plati village square.

Returning to the resort from Mabella beach.
Returning to the resort from Mabella beach.

Myrina harbour with cruise ship in distance.
Myrina harbour with cruise ship in distance.

Cycle into Myrina: Entrance to Market Street
Cycle into Myrina: Entrance to Market Street

Sunset over Mount Athos to the west.
Sunset to the right of over Mount Athos to the west (June/July).
Later in the year the sun sets over the sea horizon to the left of the islands and there is the opportunity to see the 'green flash' at the moment the sun disappears below the horizon. We saw this twice in Sept 2022, on two consecutive days, when the sky was clear of clouds.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter 4 July 2015
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter 4 July 2015

RYA sailing training centre
RYA sailing training centre

Topaz ARGO sailing dinghy
Topaz ARGO sailing dinghy

Laser sailing dinghy
Laser sailing dinghy

MW Lemnos Greece
MW Lemnos Greece

Boats pulled up on the beach for the night.
Boats pulled up on the beach for the night.

Topaz SX16 sailing catamaran
Topaz CX16 sailing catamaran

Plati beach: Sailing area to the left.
Plati beach: Sailing area to the left.

Boats on beach
Boats pulled up on the beach for the night.

Boats pulled up on the beach for the night.
Mark Warner Lemnos Village resort in the distance.

Across the bay, from the headland towards the east
Across the bay, from the headland towards the east

View from headland across the bay.
View from headland across the bay.

Looking down from the cliff of the headland, out to sea.
Looking down from the cliff of the headland, out to sea.

Looking back from the headland. Sailing area to the right.
Looking back from the headland. Sailing area to the right.

The hidden beach on the far side of the dip in the headland.
The hidden beach on the far side of the dip in the headland.

Comfortable seating in reception area.
Comfortable seating in reception area. Excellent WiFi, even in the rooms up the hill.

Pi, Graham's Mark Warner mascot teddy bear.
"Pi" Graham's Mark Warner mascot teddy bear.


Page started 24 June 2014, amended 9 Feb 2024.