Meis Island - Kastellorizo I am going to Meis Island, the closest Greek island to Turkey, for the Meis Water Festival. A Greek Island at the center of the discussions. Where is Meis Island? Do you need Schengen for the Greek Islands? Is Meis in the Mediterranean? All your questions are in this Greek Islands travel vlog. Meis and continental shelf
Meis Island is exactly opposite Kas and takes about 20 minutes from Turkey. A Schengen visa is required to go to Meis Island or other Greek Islands. Unfortunately, it is not possible to obtain a visa at the door. Heroes organize Meis Ferrylines and there are expeditions to Meis every day.
Turkish phone lines are working in Meis, but you have to switch the operator from automatic to manual. We are chatting with Ali Kaptan. He went to Meis 2,500 times.
As we approach Meis Island, we see a large frigate or warship. They say it's forbidden to take pictures of them. There is even the possibility of going to jail. Pretty big warship for an island of 300 people. Maybe this warship exists because Meis Island has always been at the center of discussions. The current population of Meis Island is only 300 people. During World War II, Nazi Germany bombed Meis and the population gradually decreased afterwards. Many Meiss immigrate to Australia. The Greeks don't call the island Meis, they call it Kastellorizo.
We start our Meis tour with frappe, the most consumed non-alcoholic beverage in the Greek Islands. Meis is so small that when other ships arrive at Meis Port, the Greek warship comes out to make room.
There is an old Turkish Mosque. He is traveling to the Blue Cave with Yorgo. Meis Places to Visit Number 1 is the Blue Cave. The entrance to the Blue Cave is very low, you have to bend your head. Sometimes Mediterranean seals also live in the Blue Cave.
There are very similar words in Greek and Turkish. Putting an i at the end is Greek. Farm - Farm - Hazelnut - Like Hazelnut :D
Meis is a very critical island in Türkiye-Greece relations. Since the Greeks own Meis, they say that starting from Meis and ignoring a giant land like Turkey, the continental shelf in the Mediterranean and the maritime sovereignty up to Greece and even Libya belong to Greece.
Turkey says that Meis Island has the status of a demilitarized island according to the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty, and accused Greece of provocation for placing troops on the island. Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said, "There is Meis Island, 1950 meters from Turkey. Normally, the students of the Military Academy go there by swimming" drew a great reaction in Athens. It seems that the Meis and continental shelf problem will continue for now.
We finish the evening with Greek food. Roasted octopus, feta cheese, barbayannis ouzo.
I get up early in the morning for the Meis Water Festival. Here, starting from the morning, everyone is soaking each other, making sirtaki and dancing halay. Free beer and shish kebab all day. Great fun Meis Water Festival. In the end, 2 Greek teenagers are fighting, it's such an unpleasant thing.
Gabriele Salvatores' mediterraneo - mediterranean film takes place on the island of Meis.
The film that won the best foreign film Oscar in 1992.
The movie has a story about a group of Italian soldiers who landed on Meis Island during World War II.
We are on the island of Meis with the sponsorship of Fatih Koparan Just English Language Schools (www.justenglis...).
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16 окт 2024
