Lesbos

Petrified Forest of Lesbos: The UNESCO Fossil Forest and How to Visit

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Fossilised tree trunks in the Petrified Forest of Lesbos

The Petrified Forest of Lesbos is one of the great natural wonders of Greece. A UNESCO Global Geopark in the barren volcanic landscape of the island’s west, near the village of Sigri. Here, millions of years ago, a volcanic eruption buried a lush subtropical forest in ash, fossilising whole tree trunks, roots and leaves that … Read more

Molyvos Lesbos: The Castle, Harbour and Beautiful Hillside Village

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The village of Molyvos on Lesbos beneath its medieval castle

Molyvos, officially Mithymna, is the most beautiful village on Lesbos and one of the loveliest in all of Greece. Rising up a steep hillside on the island’s north coast beneath a magnificent medieval castle. Its cobbled streets climb between stone houses and grand neoclassical mansions, draped in flowers and shaded by vines, down to a … Read more