| Activities on Lesvos - Skala Eressos |
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| Birdwatching |   |
Spa - Hot springs |   |
| Scuba diving |   |
Yachting |   |
| Beach volley |   |
Monastery visits |  
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| Sea Sports |   |
Mini Soccer |
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| Shopping Traditional Natural Food |   |
Shopping Traditional Natural Drinks |
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| Traditional dancing |
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| Travel from Lesvos to Turkey |
| There are organized tours (from travel agents) and individual trips from Lesvos to Turkey (Mytilini - Ayvalik - 1 hour by boat).
The Turkish coast is opposite Lesvos island and there are many sites famous from ancient Greek mythology and history.
Troy
Assos
Pergamon
Izmir (Smyrna)
Ephesus (Efes)
Pamukkale (Hierapolis)
Cappadocia
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| Calendar of activities on Lesvos (Lesbos) island |
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| 8th of May | "Feast of Agios Ioannis Theologos"This feast takes place at the Monastery of Ipsilou - Andissa |
| Easter | "Decoration of the epitaph"At Easter, all the epitaphs are gathered in the square of Eressos, for the competition of the best decorated epitaph - Eressos. |
| On the first day of June | " Bull's feast"The Bull's feast is celebrated with horse - racings, and animal sacrifice - Agia Paraskevi |
| 24th of June | "Feast of Agios Ioannis Klydon"The feast is celebrated with small fires on the village's alleys - Sigri |
| 4th of July | "Feast of Agios Andreas"The feast of Agios Andreas includes a litany .- Eressos |
| 20th of July | "Feast of Prophiet Ilias"Horse Races - Agiassos |
| 20th of July | "Feast of Prophiet Ilias"Eressos |
| 27th of July | "Feast of Agios Pandeleimonas"Eressos |
| At the end of July | Horse races - Plomari |
| End of July | "Klydon"In Polihnitos, the traditional feast of Klydon is celebrated with fire and popular instruments - Polihnitos |
| July | "Cultural events" Several cultural events take place in the castle of Mithimna - Mithimna (Molyvos) |
| First days of August | "Ouzo feast" Mytilini |
| 2nd of August | "Octopus feast" N. Kydonies |
| 6th of August | "Feast of Saviour"Eressos |
| 6th of August | "Feast of Annunciation" Antissa |
| 6th of August | "Feast of Annunciation" Antissa |
| 15th of August | "Feast of the Virgin Mary" This feast is organised along with other curltural events such as theatrical performances, dances, exhibitions and concerts. The Municipality organises track races, called "Christophidia", attended by the whole island - Agiassos |
| 15th of August | "Cultural events"The festival of Kalloni includes exhibitions, theatrical performances and a local fair.- Kalloni |
| 15th of August | "Feast of Virgin Mary"Eressos |
| On the first fortnight of August | "Cultural events"The Municipality and the Cultural Society "Theophrastos" organise art exhibition championships and concerts, in the first fortnight of August - Eressos |
| August | "Fournel"After the fishing boat catches the fish and returns to the port ("Fourneli"), the fish is sold for the feast's expenses - Polihnitos |
| August | "Feast of the sardine" Skala Kalloni |
| August | "Cultural events"Several cultural events take place in the castle of Mithimna - Mithimna (Molyvos) |
| 14th of October | "Feast of Agios Ignatios"This feast takes place at the Monastery of Limonas - Kalloni |
| 26th of October | "Feast of Agios Dimitrios"The feast includes horse races and celebrations in the coffee-shops. On the feast's Eve, the locals kill a bull and boil it with "Keskeki" all night long, singing and dancing - Moria |
| 21st of November | "Feast of the Monastery of Perivoli"Andissa |
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