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Lesbos or Lesvos (Greek: Λέσβος, romanized: Lésvos) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,633 km 2 (631 sq mi), [ 2 ] with approximately 400 kilometres (249 miles) of coastline , making it the third largest island in Greece and the eighth largest in the Mediterranean.
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece. The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees , which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesbos Island. [ 1 ]
Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. The name (Βατερά) comes from βάτα (vata, meaning "bramble"), in reference to prickly bushes that blocked the old mule-drive access. It is 55 km in total from Mytilini.
Mytilene (/ ˌ m ɪ t ɪ ˈ l iː n i /; Greek: Μυτιλήνη, romanized: Mytilíni ⓘ) is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was founded in the 11th century BC.
Agiasos (Greek: Αγιάσος) is a small town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform, it became a municipality unit that is part of the municipality Mytilene. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.924 km 2. [3]
Skala Eresou (Greek: Σκάλα Ερεσού), also transliterated as Skala Eressou, is a seaside village on the island of Lesbos, Greece, as a part of the community of Eresos. Since the 1980s, it has become a popular destination for lesbian tourists.
The name of the village originates from the Greek word, stypsi (στύψη, or στυπτηρία), [5] [6] the original chemical name of the mineral, potassium alum, the known, double sulfate of potassium and aluminium, which has the chemical formula, KAl(SO 4) 2. •12H 2 O. Partial view of Stipsi at Lesbos island
Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesvos, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] It is located in the central part of the island, on the northeast shore of Kalloni Bay. The village is named after the Church of Agia Paraskevi, which is found in a cave in one of the highest points of the town. The town ...