Samos island, Greece: reality check 2010 in the south-east

Reality check 2010 on planned building site for Halcyon Hills resort in the south-east of Samos island.
Warning: footage and pictures taken are no computer simulations!

These are some phrases from advertisings from the last 2-3 years for the 'Halcyon Hills' project on the island of Samos:
".....It's rare to find a developer who has taken so much research and consideration into account before embarking on a project. .....
.... The complex is scheduled for completion two years from the commencement of building works. Completion is estimated to be in the first quarter of 2011.
....Construction will start in early 2009, and completion is scheduled for 2011."

Well, alright, lots of announcements and really nice virtual reality videos and pictures ....
Since I didn't have the time in 2009 to visit the area on the south-east coast of Samos, I then called several people on Samos and asked them: "did they start the building activities there?" Answer: we didn't hear or read anything, so most probably they didn't start.

So what about a reality check visiting the area? In spring, summer and autumn 2010 I went to the area in the south-east of Samos on a motor scooter to see, what was the status of the project on the site planned for the 'Halcyon Hills" resort, between Klima Bay and Akra Merziki.
Well, I couldn't detect any building activities on the planned site!

What I already knew from visits there many years ago and what I found again on these several visits in 2010 was a beautiful and silent natural area between Klima bay and Akra Merziki/Mertziki, where normally almost no tourist will go to because only really bad dirt roads lead there. On the small shores (large pebbles) in this area you will find the remainders of boats, inflatable dinghies and life jackets of illegal migrants who crossed the strait between Turkey and Samos trying to enter the European Union.

If you don't know about the 'Halcyon Hills' project, look for the site of Barrasford and Bird. They think and are convinced:
"Samos has a blossoming tourism market but is in need of a truly luxurious five star development to satisfy the demand of the high-end traveller."
Well who really knows and can tell, what the needs of investors are, and what the needs of the people on the island of Samos are, let's see what future will bring ....

If you like beautiful natural landscapes and the sounds of nature, e.g. with waves rolling on the shores of remote small pebbly beaches, without the noise of cars, marinas, taverns, music etc., you better go to this area in the south-east before the british consortium will start with the construction work for this huge project.
Because the building activities will change irreversibly and forever this peaceful and calm area, the silence will be gone for sure!

For more information and additional photos, please visit my blog "Samos-Media":
http://samos-media.blogspot.com/2011/01/halcyon-hills-reality-check-on-planne...

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[Viraneler]

Es ist ein Genuss deine Samos Videos anzuschauen,Danke Peter.

[dimosolaki]

sammmoooossss!!!!noch 3 und halb monate!!!dann bin ich wieder da!!shoen!!!!danke peter!!!