Last Updated on February 18, 2024

Kreekal pole tõelisi kõrbeid, aga it is possible to practice sandboarding on the island of Lemnos in the North Aegen region, near the coast of Türgi.

The Gomati Sand Dunes, located in an area that resembles a “mini desert”, are free of vegetation and therefore suitable for dune surfing, and one of the few sandboarding spots in Europe.

Liivalauaga sõitmine Gomati liivaluidetega - Lemnos, Kreeka
Sandboarding Gomati Sand Dunes – Lemnos, Kreeka

Sandboarding in Lemnos

Lemnos is a unique location where you can find kõrbelaadsed liivaluited, known locally as “Ammothínes”, it is an area that feels like a desert in miniature surrounded by vegetation, katab umbes 7 hectares.

Many of the dunes are covered in vegetation and home to numerous families of rabbits and other animals, aga sandboarding can be practiced on the dunes near Gomati beach, away of vegetation.

sisse 2016, the clothing company Aristoteli Bitsiani popularized sandboarding in Greece by carrying out a campaign filmed on the dunes of Lemnos:


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