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55 km from the capital of Mitilini, and 5 km before the Town of Molivos, one finds Petra, this village has a marvellous sundy beach 2Km in length. Homeland of a lot of painters and scholars, like Kazazis, Frilingos, Mihailidis, Kanellis, Eleftheriadis, etc. In the centre of village there is a huge rock which stands as a giant and above on the top the resplendent temple of Virgin Mary of Glykofilousas (Patron Saint of Petra village) is built, the 114 steps bring you in altitude of 40 mt. in order to pray and admire the magestic landscape and the dew of the Aegean Sea. Another sight is the temple of Saint Nikolaos, preserved monument, the wooden mansion of Vareltzidenas that is also unique in Lesvos. In Petra you'll find a post office, banks, hotels rooms to rent, clubs, bars, restaurants & tavernas. Also you'll find the famous ouzo factory of Kouroumihali founded in 1884.

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