Mithymna

The National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation presents an exhibition of 51 works by Chronis Botsoglou that were painted between 2008 and 2016 based on the view that the acclaimed artist saw from the window of his home in the village of Petri on Lesvos.

New York Times published a piece lauding the healing springs on the island of Lesvos. From The New York Times:

An old wooden boat that was carrying refugees and migrants to Lesvos island hit at 11:30 on Thursday a Coast Guard patrol vessel due to rough seas and strong winds blowing in the area.

The accident was recorded half nautical mile north of Molyvos, Lesvos island. The Coast Guard rescued 31 refugees while, according to information, 8 persons are still missing.

Thousands of life jackets piled up on a beach near the town Molyvos in the Greek island of Lesbos formed a small hill. The images taken by AFP photographer Aris Messinis indicate the proportions of the refugee crisis that has now reached other northern European countries, and led to Europe scrambling to find solutions while revealing divisions within EU member-states.

Expat Eric Kempson, aged 60, his wife and daughter, led a quiet life in a village in northern Lesvos. When they started noticing crowded boats crossing over from Turkey they would go and watch. There would be five to 11 boats a day, each one with 50-60 people from Syria, Eritria, Afghanistan and Somalia… just some of the 22,000 migrants that arrived on Lesvos so far this year.

Dutch tourists decided to donate 100 euros that they would have spent on a boat excursion to volunteers helping refugees at Molyvos on Lesvos, Greece.

By Stathis Kousounis

Sports events in Greek tourism hotspots are increasing, with the Spetsathlon 2015 taking place on Spetses this weekend (April 24-26) including swimming, cycling and running.

Next month Deskati, near Grevena, will hold a paragliding event, on May 1-3, and Lesvos will host the 1st Molyvos Bike Tour on May 24.