Lesvos Petrified Forest
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece. The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesbos Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Forest
- Description: petrified wood forest found on the island of Lesbos, Greece
- Also known as: “Petrified forest of Lesbos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in Greece. Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is situated 4 km west of Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sigri and Eresos.
Sigri
Village
Photo: CoStef, Public domain.
Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour. Sigri is situated 4 km west of Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Eresos
Village
Eresos and its twin beach village Skala Eresou are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of Lesbos. They are villages visited by considerable numbers of tourists. Eresos is situated 4½ km southeast of Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Lesvos Petrified Forest
- Categories: petrified forest and geopark
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lesvos Petrified Forest” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غابة لسبوس المتحجرة”
- Armenian: “Լեսբոսի քարացած անտառ”
- Belarusian: “Скамянелы лес”
- Cebuano: “Petrified Forest of Lesbos”
- Dutch: “Versteend woud van Lesbos”
- Finnish: “Lesboksen kivettynyt metsä”
- French: “forêt pétrifiée de Lesbos”
- French: “Forêt pétrifiée de Lesbos”
- German: “Versteinerter Wald von Lesbos”
- Greek: “Απολιθωμένο δάσος της Λέσβου”
- Hebrew: “היער המאובן של לסבוס”
- Indonesian: “Hutan fosil kayu di Lesvos”
- Japanese: “レスボス石化林”
- Persian: “جنگل سنگشده لسبوس”
- Persian: “جنگل سنگیشده لسبوس”
- Polish: “Skamieniały Las na Lesbos”
- Russian: “Окаменелый лес Лесбоса”
- Serbian: “Скамењена шума”
- Swedish: “Förstenade skogen på Lesbos”
- Tatar: “Лесбос ташка әйләнгән урманы”
- Turkish: “Midilli Taşlaşmış Ormanı”
- Ukrainian: “Кам’яний ліс”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sigri Fort and Skordonisi.
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