Sigri Park was created on an area of 3 hectares and is located next to the facilities of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest. It includes important plant fossils and impressive samples of the volcanic rocks that cover the broader area.
It is an extremely important geosite due to the rarity and great scientific value of the plant fossils which provide information both on the volcanic rocks and the geological evolution of the area.
While walking along the pathsways the visitor can admire the most important findings of the site, the petrified roots of fossilized trees that are preserved in full growth proving that the trees were fossilized in their natural position.
Impressive standing fossilized trunks of angiosperms and coniferous trees (Pinoxylon paradoxum, Pinoxylon sp., Pinus sp.) with unique colors and an abundance of fossilized twigs, leaves and cones of special scientific value emerge from the layers of volcanic ash that surround them. The visitor can also admire large sections of petrified trunks that have been transported to the site for safekeeping.
