The small peninsula of Fykiotrypa forms the eastern end of the small hill on which the Castle of Mytilene is built. In ancient times, the area was a small island cut off from Lesvos, with which it was separated by a small sea channel. The area is covered by lake...
The gulf of Gera is a closed basin with a narrow mouth, the creation of which is due to conjugate large geological faults with a NW-SE direction, on the eastern and western sides of the gulf, creating a tectonic depression. The continuous reactivations of the faults...
The Larsos fault, with E-W direction, is one of the active faults of Lesvos. It is evidence of the recent geological changes that shaped the current form of the relief of Lesvos by forming the marshy areas of the Evergetoulas river delta. Faults are created when the...
The fault of Agia Paraskevi is one of the largest and most impressive tectonic structures of Lesvos. The fault that affects the volcanic rocks of the area is easily recognized by its smooth mirror surface, the surface created by the action of the fault that broke the...
The fault of Antissa is located a few kilometers South-West of the settlement of the same name, and cuts the volcanic rocks of Skamioudas hill. The fault is recognized by the large morphological step, created by the action of the fault through successive seismic...
