Metochi
Metochi is about 8 km north of Sigri, where the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located. Around the church there is a residential complex with a number of buildings for both accommodation and agriculture.
Paliochori
Four km north of Sigri is the area of Paliochori, an old small rural settlement, which was home to at least 15 families, i.e. probably more than 70 people. This settlement appears to have been built around a place of worship (the chapel of Agia Paraskevi) and a central square, with two sources of running […]
Fanes (or Skordonisi or, simply, Nisaki)
The smallest of the three islands of Sigri is located south, near Limena, and is the habitat and breeding ground of the Aegean gull.Interestingly, in old maps of the port of Sigri there is a path that connects this island with the nearby mainland, and divers confirm that at the bottom of the sea stones […]
Kavalouros (or Sedousa)
The origin of its name is unclear, but there is a reference by the European traveler Filippo di Frishn-Kanagi. In his “Journey of the East” (1573) he writes: “From the side of Sigri the island (Lesvos) is very barren, mountainous and deserted. Opposite Sigri is a rock called Kavala, or Kavalouros.”The islet has a characteristic […]
Nisiopi (The Island of Silence, or Megalonisi, or Meganisi, or simply Nisi)
According to the legend, when the Greeks left Avlida to occupy Troy, Agamemnon first went to Lesvos to capture it, because the island was an ally of Troy. When his fleet arrived at Nisiopi, thinking that it had reached Mithymna (today’s Molyvos), he ordered silence so that the soldiers would not be noticed. They disembarked […]
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest was founded in 1994 aiming to the study, research, promotion, exhibition, conservation and protection of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos. It is a legal non-profit entity and is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Museum is located in the village of Sigri in Western […]
Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest of Lesvos is one of the finest and rarest monuments of geological heritage worldwide. Created 20 million years ago, when volcanic materials covered and petrified the forest that was covering the area at that time. The Greek state recognizing the great environmental, geological and paleontological value of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos […]
Painting and Fine Arts
Sigri Arts Retreat is a series of art workshops, taught by established artists and serving all levels. We focus mainly on painting and creative writing, but our goal is to expand into all the arts (theater, dance, music, etc.), and therefore, we welcome professionals who would like to use our infrastructure for to host their […]
Botanical Trips
The natural wealth of Greece is huge and probably unknown to most! Really, do we know the plants in our area? The flowers, which bloom in their time each? Phrygana, aromatic and healing herbs? Shrubs and trees that grow in rivers? Greens and which of them are edible? Do we know the mushrooms, some of […]
Biking
A satisfying variety of routes, for bicycle lovers, exists in Sigri! Although there are no marked bike lanes, all roads are bike friendly – depending on size, requirements and capabilities! Children’s bicycles, with auxiliary wheels, for riding, with speeds, electric or mountain – all have their place here!The rural road to Faneromeni is paved, the […]