Lesvos, Mytilene, Molyvos, Plomari

Lesvos (or Mytilini) is the third largest island of Greece, after Crete and Evia. It lies in the North Aegean sea opposite Turkey, at a distance of 5 to 8 miles. Geographically it is part of the landmass of Asia Minor. It extends at an area of about 1630 square kilometers and a coastline of 370 km.
In the northern, central and western part of Lesvos there is a preponderance of pyrogenic and volcanic rocks, an indication that the island once was volcanic. Because of the volcanic nature there are hot springs scattered on the island on the island with various curative properties. Hot springs are located in Gera, Polichnitos, Eftalou, Lisvori and Thermi and can be visited for a hot and curative bath.
In the western part near Sigri there is the Petrified Forest, where a paleontological park has been set up in order to protect the huge petrified trees that were found. The trees became petrified when they were covered with volcanic matter, which was later showered by hot water rich in pyrite dioxide. The preserved trees mainly belong to the category of conifers and prove that once the island was covered with, amongst others, giant sequoia trees, a species now only to be found in America.