Places to Explore In Lesvos

Discover the best places to explore in Lesvos with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Agiassos

Agiassos village, the prettiest hill town on Lesvos, sits in an isolated valley amid thousands of olive trees, near the foot of Mt. Olympus, the...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Mandamados

Pretty Mandamados has stone houses, wood carvings, and the ruins of a medieval castle. The village is famous for its pottery, koumari urns (they keep...

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Molyvos

Also known by its ancient name, Mythimna, this is a place that has attracted people since antiquity. Legend says that Achilles besieged the town until...

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  • 4 Hotels
  • 8 Things To Do

Moria

On the coast as you head north from Mytilini, Moria is best known for its Roman aqueduct. But the town is also famed for its...

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Mytilini

Built on the ruins of an ancient city, Mytilini (so important through history that many call Lesvos by the port's name alone) is, like Lesvos...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 11 Things To Do

Pamfila

In the 19th century, Pamfila's traditional tower mansions were used by wealthy families as summer homes. The views across the straits to Turkey are wonderful...

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Pirgi Thermis

Pirgi Thermis is known for its tower mansions and for its 12th-century church, Panayia Tourlot, near the outskirts of town. The town's onetime big attractions—thermal...

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Plomari

Plomari, the second-largest town on Lesvos, is dramatically set in a cliff face overlooking a wide harbor and Aegean sunsets. This was once a major...

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Sigri

Sigri is built around a lovely cove with exceptional dark-sand beaches nearby...

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  • 3 Things To Do

Skala Eressou

The poet Sappho, according to unreliable records, was allegedly born here circa 612 BC. She most likely presided over a finishing school for marriageable young...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Skala Sikaminias

At the northernmost point of Lesvos, past Pelopi, is the exceptionally lovely fishing port of Skala Sikaminias, a miniature gem—serene and real, with several good...

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Skalohori

Skalohori is set beautifully in a valley, with tiered houses facing west toward the Aegean sunsets. Until recently, wild horses roamed the volcanic northwestern part...

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Vatera

The village of Vatera is all about its 9-km-long (5½-mile-long) sandy strip of sparkling water, lined with tamarisk trees and framed by green hills. You...

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  • 2 Things To Do

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