The Greek Islands
 Lesvos
The third largest Greek island after Crete and Evia
and was once
the centre of the Aeolic civilization. Famous for the numerous beaches
and landscapes of unique beauty. One of main activities in the island
is the production of the Greek national drink Ouzo. There are a lot
of spa's the operation of which contributes to the island's economy.
 
Worth visiting
-The castle that was built by Ioustinianos, the Archaeological
museum, the church of Agios Therapon, the Byzantine museum, the museum
of the Painter Theophilos.
- The villages of Panagiouda, Thermi, Skala
Mistegnon, Madamados, Mithymna, Moria, Vrissa, Vatera, Anaxos, Filia,
Sikaminea, Sigri, Skala Eressos, Plomari, Paleochora and Agiassos.
Swimming Beaches:
Scala Mistegnon, Scala N. Kidonion, Aspropotamos, Anaxos, Petra ,
Skala Polychnitou, Skala Kallonis, Sigri, Skala Eressou, Agios Isidoros
and Melinda.
How to arrive -
By boat from Piraeus duration 12 hrs.
Departing Thessalonica duration
13 Hrs.
Departing Kavala duration 11 Hrs.
- By air departing
Athens duration 50 minutes.
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