Lesvos

Greece’s third-largest island (and one of the best-organised), Lesvos is marked by long sweeps of rugged desert-like western plains that give way to sandy beaches and salt marshes in the centre. To the east are thickly forested mountains and dense olive groves – around 11 million olive trees are cultivated here.

Southern Harbor and Agios Therapon Church in morning, Mytilini, Lesvos, Aegean Islands, Greece

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