Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: geological museum in Sigri, Greece
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sigri Castle.
Sigri Castle
Castle
Photo: Manos26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sigri Castle is situated 380 metres west of Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sigri and Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.
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.
Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park
Locality
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. Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park is situated 4 km east of Natural History Museum of the 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 8 km southeast of Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
- Categories: natural history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.21149° or 39° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
25.85499° or 25° 51′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8GF76V63+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 120079324OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6980528
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural del Bosc Petrificat de Lesbos”
- Finnish: “Lesboksen kivettyneen metsän luonnonhistoriallinen museo”
- French: “Musée d’Histoire naturelle de la forêt pétrifiée de Lesbos”
- German: “Museum für die Naturgeschichte des Versteinerten Waldes von Lesbos”
- German: “Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Απολιθωμένου Δάσους Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Μουσείο φυσικής ιστορίας απολιθωμένου δάσους”
- Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej Skamieniały Las na Lesbos”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural del Bosque Petrificado de Lesbos”
- Turkish: “Midilli Taşlaşmış Ormanı Doğal Tarih Müzesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agia Triada and Sigri Castle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest”. Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.