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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 11:09 am
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Interesting -

I understand what Raki is and was surprised to see the term used for Greek booze (any spelling re one or two "i"). However ---

Another beautiful village is Pedino. Wander around the narrow alleys of the settlement and admire the beautiful stone mansions. There, you will see the raki distillery in which they boil raki in late October. The whole area smells raki, an amazing experience! Also, don’t miss out tasting the local flavours and delicious local meat of Neo Pedino
https://www.mysteriousgreece.com/tra...aegean/lemnos/

After finishing the pumping from pits, they covered the rest of the grapes with a layer of dry seaweeds, so that to secure the necessary humidity, resealed the nozzle with the stone plug and straw-mud, left in that way for about one and a half-two months.Then, they transferred them to the raki distilleries, where after boiling and double distillation they produce tsipouro (distilled alcoholic beverage) raki. Figs, raisin, barley, onions, corn, nutmeg, honey, mastiha and mainly anise, constituted the ingredients added to tsipouro, in order to acquire more sweetness and scent, but also milky color after its mixing with water. After the end of wine preparation activities, pits were cleaned up carefully, left open, so that to be dry and then were sealed, in order to be preserved clean till next September. At the rest of villages of Lemnos, instead of sculptured pits, they had earthenware jams buried in the earth.
Rakaria - Raki distilleries: raki of Lemnos - Tourist guide of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios

There is a long tradition of producing ouzo and raki. The ouzo of Lemnos has years of great reputation and raki (tsipouro) is constantly gaining new friends. Besides from the traditional home production offered now standard on the market.
Lemnos GreekVoyager

Etc...

If the raki(i) and/or moonshine is anything close to what I had in Cyprus, game on!

As for off season and/or no tourists on most islands, Lemnos seems to be devoid of Santorini volumes of tourists year round. That is appealing.

Car or scooter? I see "lots" of jeeps for rent. I don't think that would be necessary - thoughts?

Other tidbits that aren't in a guide book? I can find the ANZAC memorial. I can find the wetlands re bird watching. I can't find what may be a hidden treasure, at least not until visiting and then I may miss something wonderful that was one street over from where I wandered..

4 nights is a long time for some people - me - so not moving based solely on the amount of days needs a bit of explanation. The island isn't huge, so don't move b/c one can visit a different area rather than stay a night or two? Maybe there isn't much difference b/w towns so don't move? This place, whatever town it may be, is the best and one would never think to stay somewhere else?

Thanks again
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