Antike Stätten & Denkmäler · Between Sigri and Antissa (west Lesbos)
Απολιθωμένο Δάσος Λέσβου - Πάρκο Μπαλί Αλώνια
Foto: Panagiotis (Panos) Tourlas · CC BY-SA 4.0
A fenced park on the Sigri-Antissa road holding upright petrified trunks, root systems, conifers and angiosperms preserved where they grew, part of the Lesvos Petrified Forest created by volcanic eruptions and ash falls 17-20 million years ago. The forest was declared a Protected Natural Monument of Greece in 1985 and is the core of the Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark; the park has marked walking paths, rest points and viewpoints and is open daily 08:00-16:00.
Gut zu wissen
- Saison
- Ganzjährig
In der Nähe
Wandern · Sigri and Bali-Alonia, western Lesbos
Petrified Forest of Lesvos
425 m
Wandern · Western Lesbos, between Sigri and Eressos
Sigri-Eressos Trekking Trail
3.7 km
Museen · Sigri
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
4.0 km
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