Visit THE PARKS OF THE LESVOS PETRIFIED FOREST
Visit the four parts of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and enjoy a unique experience. The Sigri Park, the Plaka Park, the Bali-Alonia Park and the Nissiopi Park, as well as the fossil-bearing positions along the Antissa-Sigri road are waiting for you.
Impressive root systems and standing petrified trunks in excellent condition invite you to reveal the history of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Both the coastal and the land part of the Plaka Park await you to discover more than thirty fossilized trunks of conifer and fruit-bearing trees. Among the finds, you have the opportunity to admire the largest in diameter standing petrified tree trunk, whose perimeter reaches 13.7 meters and has an impressive root system.
The Marine Park of Nissiopi, the first marine fossil park in Greece offers a unique experience to its visitors.
The Petrified Forest Park in Bali Alonia is the first outdoor visiting park of the Petrified Forest. It was created in 1987 and since the 18th century the area has been known as “Kiria Apolithomeni”.
