In conjunction with it's rich natural & cultural diversity, Lesvos island is a place that offers to visitors the unique privilege of getting acquainted with or taking part in a wide spectrum of activities.
These are :

Ecotourism activities
Tourists participation in ecotourism activities like visiting wet-lands for bird-watching or dry meadows for herb collection reasons, are practices that take place at Lesvos during the whole year due to the rare biodiversity of the island's landscape. Fine examples are the Olympos mountain with its unique natural ecosystem as well as the gulf of Gera and Kalloni which are hotspots for thousands of resident and migratory bird species, amphibian species, endemic populations of invertebrates and fish.

Another dimension of Ecotourism is the Geotourism which can develop in areas with important geological monuments. One of the biggest, rarest and most significant geotopes in the world, known as the petrified forest, is found in the areas of Sigri, Eresso and Antisas in Lesvos. In that place, someone can observe impressive exhibits of special scientific and aesthetic value like standing and lying petrified tree trunks, fossilized fruits, roots and leaves.
For more information, please visit www.petrifiedforest.gr


Agrotourism activities
The countryside of Lesvos, endowed with inexhaustible historical, natural and human riches, is a place that meets all the criteria for the development of agrotourism activities. Visitors have the opportunity to experience a new, more authentic way to holiday making by getting acquainted with the island's agricultural areas, agricultural occupations, local products, traditional cuisine, and the daily life of the people, as well as the cultural elements and the authentic features of the area, while showing respect for the environment and tradition of Lesvos. At the same time, participating in rural activities constitutes an alternative way for visitors, to get entertained and feel the pleasure of touring, learning and discovering.
For more information, please visit www.agrotravel.gr


Activities of Cultural tourism
The great cultural riches together with the fascinating mosaic of places, traditions, art forms and celebrations portray Lesvos, as an island of unique character, diversity as well as historical significance. Lesvos is a top year-round cultural destination with an increasingly number of special interest travelers who seek to discover and learn more about the cultural heritage of the specific island such as the long-forgotten traditions, old handicraft activities (traditional wood-carving and pottery in Agiasso area) , local architectural trends, folklore music etc. Visitors who take an active part into the island's local festivities (the festive of Bull, Sardines and Ouzo) and authentic custom revivals will be enchanted by the warmth of local people, leaving them , at the end of the day, with a sense of nostalgia, joy and excitement.


Activities of Therapeutic tourism
The vigorous volcanic activity in the wide area of North Aegean open sea has endowed Lesvos with springs of important therapeutic properties. It is not by rare chance that the one fourth of the Greek natural mineral resources are gathered in the specific island. Anyone traveling to Lesvos will find numerous thermal springs, which are diffused throughout the island. Today, in Therma (located in the gulf of Gera), Polychnito, Lisvorri, Thermi, Eftalou and Argeno is gathered the majority of therapeutic hot springs suitable for almost all forms of therapy.
For more infopmation www.hotsprings.gr


Activities of Gastronomic tourism
What distinguishes Lesvos traditional cuisine is its minor association with the idea of seasonality. Anyone traveling to the specific island, will experience all-year-around exquisite local specialties that marry the flavour and aroma of the freshest home-grown agricultural and meat products. These products constitutes the basic ingredients of Mediterranean cuisine, whose role is paramount to healthy nutrition.

At the same time, ouzo and olive-oil production units, olive cultivated fields as well as endless fertile pastries are well worth a visit for those travelers who seek to discover the culinary tradition of the island and learn more about i.e the art of ouzo distilling, the cultivation of olives, the traditional production of olive-oil and dairy products which remain for the islanders a part of their local tradition.
For more information, please visit www.lesvos-chamber.com


Activities of Religious tourism
Lesvos is diffused with churches, monasteries and pilgrimages of historical importance which give testimony to the island's rich religious heritage. Their strong affinity with the Christianism, religious tradition and art, have given to those worldwide fame.
The monastery of St. Raphael, the monastery of Taxiarchi in Mantamando, the Holy Mother of Agiasso - the icon created by the St. Luke - count among the most wondrous monuments world wide. Also noteworthy, is the monastery of Limonos in Kalloni.


Activities of Sport tourism
Lesvos is an island of endless natural beauty and great diversity, offering the ideal conditions for the development of sports activities like trekking and mountain biking in way marked paths - the Lava and Olive paths - or horseback ridding in the unspoilt countryside, scuba diving in the island's contrasting underwater scenery, windsurfing, canoeing, fishing etc. The majority of these are performed under the instructions of lincenced and experienced guides.


Activities of Educational tourism
In recent years, special forms of tourism, offering travellers, apart for relaxing and sightseeing, the opportunity to enrich their experience by attending specialised educational programs. In Lesvos, there is a quite number of institutions that organize a wide selection of multi purpose programs with a significant amount of information about the history, the cultural heritage of the island and activities of ecotourism, religious, sports, therapeutic-spa as well as gastronomic character. The hosts have recently initiated efforts to empower one of its vision intents which is, to facilitate the delivery of tourism educational programs in the particular destination and act as a communication channel between the tourism education providers and the interested guests.