点评:Lake Voulismeni is the heart of the tourist town of Agios Nikolaos.
If you enjoy the hustle and bustle of crowds, you can come here either for shopping or to eat at one of the lakeside terraces.
If you prefer peace and quiet, the rocks around the lake are the perfect place to admire the light show from a distance. And if you’d like to dine somewhere calm, away from the noise of the streets between the lake and the sea, you’ll find a few secluded restaurants at the top of the rocks — where you can enjoy both the tranquility and the view. As a general rule, these restaurants tend to be a bit more expensive than the tavernas below.
As a curiosity, the lake is no longer really a lake. In the mid-19th century, a powerful earthquake caused several surrounding rocks to collapse, one of which blocked the spring that fed it. Without fresh water, the beautiful lake became known as the “stinking lake,” so the Turkish governor of the island ordered a canal to be dug to the sea to renew the water.
And, despite local legends, it's not bottomless either: the maximum depth is almost 50 meters (which is impressive anyway).
翻译:沃利斯梅尼湖是旅游小镇圣尼古拉斯的中心。
如果您喜欢熙熙攘攘的人群,可以来这里购物,或在湖畔露台上用餐。
如果您喜欢宁静祥和,湖边的岩石是远眺灯光秀的绝佳地点。如果您想在宁静的环境中用餐,远离湖泊和大海之间街道的喧嚣,您可以在岩石顶部找到几家僻静的餐厅——在那里您可以享受宁静和美景。一般来说,这些餐厅的价格往往比下面的小酒馆略贵一些。
令人好奇的是,这座湖如今已不再是真正的湖泊。19世纪中叶,一场强烈的地震导致周围的几块岩石崩塌,其中一块堵塞了注入湖水的泉水。由于缺乏淡水,这个美丽的湖泊被称为“臭湖”,因此岛上的土耳其总督下令开凿一条通往大海的运河,以补充湖水。
而且,尽管当地传说如此,但它并非深不见底:其最大深度接近50米(无论如何,这已经令人印象深刻了)。