Best of Lesvos travel guide
Cradled in the northeastern Aegean Sea, Lesvos invites you to experience Greece at its most authentic. Far from the pace of mass tourism, this island rewards those who choose to slow down and truly connect with its spirit. When you travel to Lesvos, you’ll discover timeless villages, unspoiled landscapes, and traditions kept alive through local hospitality.
From the lively port of Mytilene to the stone alleys of Molyvos, the fragrant ouzo distilleries of Plomari, the mountain charm of Agiasos, and the serene shores of Eressos and Sigri, every corner reveals a story. At This is Lesvos, we celebrate both the well-known and the hidden gems—inviting you to visit Lesvos not just as a destination, but as an experience to savor, slowly and meaningfully.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos, is a city where history, culture, and modern life blend seamlessly. Built across seven hills, this ancient city-state invites you to explore its timeless charm. When you travel to Mytilene, you’ll encounter traditional mansions, elegant neoclassical buildings, Byzantine churches, and impressive ancient monuments, all crowned by the imposing Byzantine Castle that guards the city.
Museums like the Archaeological Museum and the Ecclesiastical Byzantine Museum reveal the island’s fascinating past, while the bustling shopping market along Ermou Street and the nearby alleys showcase the lively spirit of today.
To truly visit Mytilene is to enjoy its vibrant daily rhythm, sharing meze and ouzo in the atmospheric ouzeries, savoring authentic flavors in tavernas, and embracing the energy of the cafés and bars by the port that keep the city alive well into the night.
On this island, Greece and the East blend their delicacies and match the grace and meaning of their land. The sky, drink it in the glass, and the sea, which goes in and out everywhere, turns between the trees. You lean over the sea and smell her pure breath. The waters are pasty like holy water, and the plumed seabed shows one by one all its colored gems, shells and flowers.
Mermaid Madonna, Stratis Myrivilis