Best beaches of Lesbo

The beaches of Lesbos are numerous, both equipped and wild, often sandy, generally easily accessible, and with crystal clear water. Below I list the most well-known starting from the port of Mitilene and imagining traveling around the island clockwise.

Mitilene
Sandy beach, equipped, crowded, for a fee, and with beautiful clear water.

Kratigos
Beach with crystal clear water.

Aghios Ermogenis
Small very beautiful beach, shaded by pines, picturesque and located at the entrance to the Gulf of Yera.

Tsamakia
Equipped beach, for a fee, crowded and with clear water.

Aghios Issidoros
Beach with round pebbles very appreciated by tourists, equipped and with absolutely crystal clear water. Located near Plomari, it offers the possibility to practice water sports.

Melinta
Large sandy beach with very clear water.

Vatera
The most beautiful beach on the island, among the longest in Europe (8 km), sandy, sheltered, partly equipped and partly deserted, with calm and crystal clear water. Some water sports can be practiced.

Nyfida
Beautiful sandy beach inside the Bay of Kalloni, large, with natural shade and beautiful clear water.

Skala Polichnitou
Beach located inside the Bay of Kalloni, large, sandy, with calm and clear waters.

Skala Kallonis
Sandy beach, sheltered, very frequented, equipped and with calm, shallow, and clear water. It is possible to practice water sports.

Skala Eressos
Very long and beautiful sandy beach near the ruins of ancient Eressos and two early Christian basilicas, equipped, sheltered, and with beautiful shallow and clear water. Various water sports can be practiced.

Sigri
Large sandy beach, sheltered and with beautiful calm, clear, and shallow water.

Ampelia
Beautiful beach, large, sandy, quiet, wild, windy, and bathed by clear water.

Petra
Beautiful beach mostly frequented by nudists and characterized by the presence of a huge rock with the church of Panagia Glikofilousa at the top. Large, sandy, equipped and with beautiful calm and clear water.

Eftalu
Beautiful beach of sand and pebbles, long, with natural shade, clear water, and a therapeutic water spring.

Skala Sikaminias
Sandy and gravel beach, with olive trees descending to beautiful clear water.

Aghios Stefanos
Narrow, long, stony beach, with natural shade and clear, shallow, blue water.

Skala Mistegnon
Beautiful pebble beach, with natural shade and beautiful clear blue water.