European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Couples at i Seaside cup m Hii Onne sos enjoy the sic a j to wow and fresh tasty soil Obj of j reasonable Price. Ving her Kitchen Ivity i foot through the 7965 earthquake d to run pc is through the rubble to her other House nearby. Wild and unspoiled b Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer i is a wild rugged outpost the lion Lier ii Ilir he Ades. Nearly All of its 2.00 1 or i residents in the Southern end lit the Island in the neigh Minig villages of Pat Tiri and Votsi with .1 few remaining in the old Lii Lilii Village of i Lalon Ness. I i population i enter is pal Tiri the haib outside vill.it1 clustered Iriaine the Bay of the same . Unlike find and Skorpi los in is re illicit a soft Lilly Pili irow i nor old. Most u tin tons Rik lion is cd inc stat l Mil Concrete with a i � of Ilii Loy Soloni and Sui Tiu give sue ii a look to other Sisttie . This is the result of the most important event in the Island s to i nil Liis Timy he devastating earthquake that ruin bled through Llie Western Aegean in 19f 5. The killer make destroyed or irreparably damaged Niosi of the houses in Malone sos. And the National govern nent instituted a reconstruction policy that priv used residents with new Homes if they would mine Down from the Mountain into i at Tiri. I Ive minutes after our arrival in i at Tiri we had a loom at the Lotel i Lara i i. A splendid new 12-room iat in t run by Nina Tiniakos. I or drat has i a night we shared a Spain tons double room with i tiles and Brand new hand made Pine furniture. A Glass door opened onto a. To by 1u Halton seemingly suspended Oser the pocket Sie Hai Lioi. Lire Aklash was fill drat Hinias a h1 extra apiece. The hotel itar Avgi was one of the Best a i Ommo Dalion bargains of the nip. At the hotel we met athenian Jerry Karl Ikis a retired trans world airlines a i live who spends six to eight weeks each on i a Ilonne sos Kant Ikis has been going to the Island for 2 ears because of the Nice people Good fishing Good ii is an easy Island Kant Ikis Sas. Without the hassles and complications of ski Athos and Kopelos. I Fie Small Tosun casualness is everywhere this imply in the season i lie and Oiler guests Relas and watch television with the hotel owner. It is like a Siene in a family living room. The same is True of the restaurants and tavernas along the water where there Are no menus and guests Are Bei toned into the kitchens to Check out what s for dinner. I free tickets to anywhere in the world but i prefer along Kos Karl Ikis says using the Island s Creek name1. The Trail up from the Harbor to the Lovely tragic old town of i Lalon Ness winds through Mienl terraced Olive Groves and Orchards. There is even a wee water Spring along the Way More valuable than Gold in these arid islands when part bed hikers can slake their thirst. Clinging to the Rocky Heights like1 an aerie the % Village surveys stunning sea vistas on three sides. To the South the High Bluffs of Kopelos Rise out of the sparkling Aegean. In the last 10 years a number of buildings in i Lalon Ness have been bought by outsiders germans dutch English italians Mainland creeks who have rebuilt them As shops or vacation Homes. Hut Many Are still is the earthquake left them Whiee decades ago and the contrast Between the Slone rubble ruins and the gleaming White stucco of new construction is n striking one. We left the old Village at evening with the Sun Selling below the Cliff. As its last rays filtered through humbling Walls children played in the shadows of sir Pes mjg in May 25, 1989
