Petralonia

Petralonia is a residential area in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands. Petralonia is situated nearby to the church Agios Theodoros, as well as near Archaeological Site Of Thermi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery Saint Rafael and Kalamiaris palm forest.

Monastery Saint Rafael

Monastery

Photo: Aleksei m, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monastery Saint Rafael is situated 2 km west of Petralonia.

Kalamiaris palm forest or Panayouda palm forest is a semi-natural small palm forest on the east coast of Lesbos island. The original twenty-four Canary Island date palms were planted by the English diplomat Atkinson who brought them from Egypt in the late 19th century. Kalamiaris palm forest is situated 3½ km southeast of Petralonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thermí and Niselia.

Thermí

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Loutropoli Thermis is a village and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mytilene, of which it is a municipal unit.