Vampire island by Antonis Deligiannis, on Flickr

It may look like a satellite photo of a regular island but it isn't. It is a drone photo of the Vampire Island!

The English Archaeologist Charles Thomas Newton wrote a book about his time here on Lesvos, where he was vice consul in Mytilini from 1852 to 1855 - Travels and Discoveries in the Levant (1865). In it he said that in the sea near the coast of the capital there was a small island where anyone suspected of being a vampire was buried. Since people believed that vampires could not survive in salt water, if they did come back to life they could not escape from the island.

According to archaeologist Hector Williams, Newton was referring to an islet just across from Pamfila. Williams did not yet get the chance to dig around there, but from a plane he thought saw the remains of old buildings and he is sure that it was a place unique on earth - vampire island!

Great Shot    

Impressive shot.  Great story.

Cool capture!

Nice shot

Very beautiful picture

Thanks everyone!

mmm pancake, beautiful point of view.

Great capture!