Month: January 2010

Fish

In the sea region of Lesvos there is a high quality of fish catch, probably due to the climatic conditions and the components of the sea. The sardine of Kalloni is well-known, as its …

Milk & Cheese

In the region there is sheep and goat milk of high quality, which is processed by traditional cheese-making units that follow the tradition and mastery preserved for many years from generation to generation. So the respect of …

Lesvos Olive Oil

Eleven million olive trees (out of a total of 83.5 millions in Greece) covering 4.500.000 sq. metres of land (29% of the island’s total size and 79% of the island’s cultivable agricultural land), produce 20.000 tones of …

Lesvos Olive Oil #2

Before this unspeakable bond, the talent of the most charismatic writer, painter or photographer is tested. It is a common place that the character of a people is composed and defined – besides everything else through …

Lesvos Olive Oil #3

In the decades that follow, even though still occupied by the Turkish people, Lesvos enjoys a great economic prosperity mainly originating from the commercial exploitation of the soap and olive oil. New steam engines facilitate the …

Lesvos Olive Oil #4

Things have changed drastically since then. Immigration cost a great deal to the island, its population was reduced and is systematically getting older. Seed oils and detergents gradually replace the olive oil and the soap. At …

Flora of Lesvos

Lesvos maintains a rich and interesting flora. Until today, there have been identified more than 1400 of self-sawn species and subspecies of ???superior plants??. Some of these species are indigenous and some very rare in Greece and …

Fauna of Lesvos

More than 130 bird species have been recorded at the Gulf of Kalloni, which is one of the unique wetlands for birds in Greece. Some of the birds remain there and others migrate. Biologists, ornithologists and birdwatchers …

The Petrified Forest of Lesvos

Lesvos, between 15 and 20 million years ago, was covered with tropical and subtropical forests, which were unique for Greece. This singular vegetation was the result of many underground deposits of water which the island …

The Archaeological Museum

A traditional mansion near the harbour in Mitilini is the Archaeological museum, which introduces the visitor to the history of the island of Lesvos through the centuries. One can see, in its two halls, typical examples of …