Lésvos
Λέσβος · North Aegean
Greece's third-largest island — the birthplace of ouzo, a petrified forest and the town of Mólyvos.
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About Lésvos
Lésvos (Mytilíni) is Greece’s third-largest island, big and varied enough to feel like a region of its own. It’s the home of ouzo, with distilleries around Plomári; of a vast petrified forest in the volcanic we…
Highlights
Food & drink
Ouzo
The aniseed spirit is distilled around Plomári; tour a distillery and pair it with sardines.
Don’t miss
Petrified Forest
A UNESCO Global Geopark in the west, where whole trees turned to stone 20 million years ago.
Town & villages
Mólyvos (Míthymna)
A stone town of tiered houses climbing to a Genoese castle above the sea.
Nature
Kalloní gulf
A shallow inner gulf famous for birdwatching — flamingos and more — and for its sardines.
Don’t miss
Mytilíni
The lively capital, with a grand harbour church and a hilltop fortress.
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