Undivided Backs (Pre-1907)

Share this article Share The cards can be found in the Haper Stereograph Collection of the Boston Public Library collection and although there are twenty-five stages listed in the guide, postcard 11 is missing from the set. The stereographs begin with ‘The Bashful Lover makes his Call’ and end with a friend of the now happily married couple receiving exciting news of their first child.

Before one could just click on Amazon to purchase a self-help book, these quaint postcards would have been just the ticket. Therefore courting was taken very seriously – by both sides.

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Tavernas Antissa village centre On the hills just before reaching Antissa is the lush monastery of Perivolis with flower-filled courtyards outside and faded 16th century frescoes inside the delightful church. Beyond is the mountain village of modern Antissa, or Andissa, where three enormous plane trees provide shade for several cafes and tavernas in the village square. The main road bypasses the village but signs welcome visitors to Antissa village centre, a quiet backwater with many of the local houses in need of some repair.

Apart from the shade and the tavernas there is not a lot here except for the remarkable Digital Museum of Georgios Iakovidis in the nearby hill village of Chyridia see Sights. The museum pays homage to this notable Greek painter who was born in the tiny village. No actual paintings but, instead, the museum is crammed with digital displays of his work. Gavanthas beach Lesvos Tavernas Beach at Gavanthas A track north of Antissa, poorly signposted, eventually leads to the remote fishing hamlet at Gavathas built on a peninsula.

Nearby is the long, narrow and sandy Gavathas beach which has a couple of tavernas and a few small hotels. A small harbour sits at one end of a beach backed by a few trees.