Top Attractions in Lesbos

Lesbos Essentials

Lesbos features the UNESCO-protected Petrified Forest and its accompanying Natural History Museum in Sigri. The island's history is preserved in the medieval castles of Molyvos and Mytilene, and the clifftop Panagia Glykofilousa church in Petra. Plomari serves as the global center for Ouzo production, housing specialized museums like Barbayanni. For coastal scenery, the island offers the long sandy stretch of Vatera and the volcanic coastline of Skala Eresou, while the 9th-century Ypsilou Monastery stands as its oldest ecclesiastical site.

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Petrified Forest of Lesbos

The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece.

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Molivos Castle

The dominant of Molyvos offers wonderful views and is also an interesting place for history lovers.

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Castle of Mytilene

The Castle of Mytilene, also Fortress of Mytilene, is located in Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, North Aegean.

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Panagia Glykofilousa

Seated on a rock above Petra village, this church's name can be translated as Our Lady of the Sweet Kiss. Come to see its marvelous interior.

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Skala Eresou

Skala Eresou, also transliterated as Skala Eressou, is a seaside village on the island of Lesbos in Greece, part of the community of Eresos.

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Plomari

Plomari is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece.

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Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in…

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Μουσείο Ούζου Βαρβαγιάννη

Located in Plomari, this museum documents over 160 years of ouzo distillation history. It features original 19th-century equipment, including the first stills and bottling tools used by the Barbayanni family.

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Ypsilou Monastery

Monks still live at this monastery with a long history of Turkish occupation. See its high arched gates and the church.

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Vatera

An 8-kilometer stretch of sandy coastline on the southern shore of Lesbos, known for its clear waters and proximity to the thermal springs of Polychnitos.

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