Polichnitos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit.

Vrisa

Village

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Vrisa is a village in the southern part of Lesbos island approximately 50 km from Mytilene. The village is named after one of the two girls Agamemnon took from Lesbos during the ten-year Trojan War. Vrisa is situated 4 km south of Κολαγκάδι.

Vatera

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. The name comes from βάτα, in reference to prickly bushes that blocked the old mule-drive access. Vatera is situated 6 km south of Κολαγκάδι.

Κολαγκάδι

Type: Locality
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.07493° or 39° 4′ 30″ north

Longitude

26.18572° or 26° 11′ 9″ east

Open location code

8GF835FP+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1254690128

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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