General Information Activities Attractions Religious Festivals General Information The village of Lepetymnos was devastated in an earthquake in the 1960s and was built completely anew only a few meters away from the original site. About 145 residents live in this…

General Information Attractions General Information Jagged rocks, amazing sea views, leaves in innumerable shades of green and an enchanting tranquillity etch the Argenos landscape into the memory of its visitors. Argenos is a small settlement built on the highest peak…

A steep cliff, flowing brooks, ancient rocks and a snaking road divide the distance between Lepetymnos and the village of Sykamia (also Sykamnea or Skamnia). Sykamia is built amphitheatrically at the foot of Lepetymnos Mount. It is a listed traditional…

Ypsilometopo is a small village 2 kilometers east of Stipsi. It is surrounded by tactile rocks, rich foliage, streaming brooks and forested areas with pines, oaks, cypresses and fruit-bearing trees. Ypsilometopo is on the hiking itinerary that joins Kapi, Molyvos…

Vasilika is a small hillside village located at a distance of 38 kilometers from Mytilene. There are two theories concerning the origin of the village name. ‘Vasilika’ (meaning ‘royal’) originally termed a cluster of villages owned by the Byzantine monarch…

General Information The Lisvorian Aniseed Festival Nearby Attractions General Information Lisvori is a small village at a 5-kilometer distance from Polichnitos. The hillside village is renowned for the production of aniseed (or ‘myroudia’) to which, according to oral tradition, Lisvori…

Polichnitos is located at a 40-kilometer distance from the island capital of Mytilene. It is host to the headquarters of the municipality of the same name, which also includes Skala Polichnitos, Lisvori, Vasilika, Vrysa, Nyfida, Vatera and Stavros. About 2.763…

Vrisa (or Vrysa) is on the main route leading from Polichnitos to Vatera beachside resort. Its proximity to Vatera makes it popular with visitors wishing to acquaint themselves with this picturesque village and admire the paleontology display in the Vrisa…

Set at a distance of just 5 kilometers from Polichnitos, the beachside resort of Vatera is one of the most popular tourist attractions on Lesvos. Vatera is an area of outstanding natural beauty that invites visitors to explore it on…