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Southern Harbor and Agios Therapon Church in morning, Mytilini, Lesvos, Aegean Islands, Greece

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Overview

Greece鈥檚 third-largest island (and one of the best-organised), Lesvos is marked by long sweeps of rugged desert-like western plains that give way to sandy beaches and salt marshes in the centre. To the east are thickly forested mountains and dense olive groves 鈥� around 11 million olive trees are cultivated here.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • 糖心传媒 Traveller Magazine, Issue 113, May 2018, Greece, Greek Islands, Aegean Sea, Lesvos The petrified remains of ancient trees at the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.

    Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

    Lesvos

    This fascinating state-of-the-art museum chronicles what a volcano can do at a moment's notice 鈥� in this case 20 million years ago. Don't miss the鈥�

  • Teriade Museum

    Teriade Museum

    Lesvos

    Extraordinary. It's worth coming to Lesvos for this alone 鈥� the Teriade Museum and its astonishing collection of paintings by artists including Picasso,鈥�

  • Church of the Panagia Vrefokratousa

    Church of the Panagia Vrefokratousa

    Lesvos

    A pilgrimage site of national importance, this elegant walled-off church contains a namesake icon depicting the Virgin, which is believed to make miracles鈥�

  • Theophilos Museum

    Theophilos Museum

    Lesvos

    On the same site as the Teriade Museum, this humble structure contains 86 paintings by the primitive painter Theophilos, who remains a folk hero among鈥�

  • Moni Taxiarhon

    Moni Taxiarhon

    Lesvos

    Around 36km north of Mytilini Town, near Mantamados village, stands one of Lesvos鈥� most important pilgrimage sites. An axis of Orthodoxy, myth and鈥�

  • Moni Ypsilou

    Moni Ypsilou

    Lesvos

    About 9km west of Andissa, the Byzantine Moni Ypsilou stands atop a solitary peak surrounded by volcanic plains. Founded in the 8th century, this storied鈥�

  • Yeni Tzami

    Yeni Tzami

    Lesvos

    This early-19th-century Turkish mosque, with crumbling atmosphere to spare, is near the end of Ermou, where a Turkish market used to thrive. In front of鈥�

  • Vrana Olive-Press Museum

    Vrana Olive-Press Museum

    Lesvos

    Modestly tucked away in the village of Papados, between Mytilini and south-coast Plomari, this little museum showcases 19th-century steam-powered presses鈥�

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