Lesvos belongs to the islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea and it's the third largest Greek island after Crete and Euboea. It occupies an area of 1,630 square Km and its coastline stretches for about 370 km. Lesvos lies in front of  the Adramytte Gulf at a distance of 5-8miles from the Asia Minor coasts. 

    The island of Lesvos belongs to the Prefecture of Lesvos together with the islands of Lemnos, Saint Efstratios and the islets around them to the northern. There are two Gulfs : the Gulf of Gera and of Kalloni in the South, while a plethora of bays and capes surround it perimetrically. 

    There aren't any extensive plains, but the most significant - from the point of extension and productivity - are the plains of Kalloni, Ippeos, Perama and Eressos. The highest mountains are : Mt Lepetymnos in the North (height 968m.), Mt Olympus in the South (height 967m.) and Mt Psilokoudouno (height 914m.) in the South too. Other mountains are : Rodites (height 845m.) and Prinovouni (height 580m.) in the South, Amali (height 488m.) and Spathi (height 451m.) in the East, Skoteno (height 699m.) in the North and  finally Profitis Ilias (height 542m.), Polyfos (height 607m.), Routfas (height 673m.) and Kouroucklo (height 589m.) in the West. 

     At the highlands, there are torrents which flow through the plains : Tsikneas in the North, Tsichleotas in the West, Mylopotamos in the  central and Sedoundas, Almyropotamos in the South. The western Lesvos in comparison with the rest, is barren with the exception of small green patches, but the eastern and central part of the island is full of olive groves ( 11 millions of olive trees ), forests of pine-, chestnut-, oak-, breech- and plane- trees. Also the Lesvian countryside is covered with an endless variety of herbs and aromatic plants. Generally the flora is extremely rich. 

    For instance in Lesvos we find the unique in Europe tree of Rhododendron ( "Rhododendron Lutetium Flavum" ), while the pine trees belong to the categories "Pinus Brutia" and "Pinus Nigra".

     The forests offer shelter to wild animals and birds and particularly to the squirrel "Sciurus Anomalous" ( uncommon ). The biggest  mammal is the fox and the only poisonous snake belongs to the category of "Viper Xanthina". Also, extremely interesting is the highland bird of partridge that belongs to the category of "Alectoris Chuvar". 

    We have to notice here that the sea's flora and fauna is worth  noticing too. The climate of Lesvos is mild and salubrious : the winter is warm and the sun shines during all the seasons of the year. The rainfalls - with registered maximum height in December and minimum in July-contribute positively to the land's fertility. The winter is mild and the phenomenon of snowfall is rare - with the exception of the highlands. Also there are strong winds especially during the period July-August - the so-called period of "Aegean Sea's meltemia". 

    Lesvos' population is about 100,000 inhabitants and Mytilene is the capital of the island and the Prefecture of Lesvos. Also Mytilene is the administrative center of the Ministry of Aegean, the District of the North Aegean and the University of Aegean. The local economy is  based on the agricultural production with emphasis on the olive oil' s production and  the cattle-raising ( dairy products ). 

    Also the section of distillery is developed, having as main product the worldwide famous drink of ouzo. Other products are: wheat, vegetables and fruits crops, various fishes and shellfishes. It's worth-noticing the fact that many inhabitants are professionally engaged in tourism, especially during summer.

    A sufficient road network provides the island and transport ( internal and external ) is dense. Lesvos is linked ( by airplane and by ferryboat ) with Athens, Piraeus, Raphina, Thessaloniki, and Kavala, Volos, Lemnos, Chios and Samos by boat. Also the island is divided in 13 Municipalities : Ayiassos, Ayia Paraskevi, Geras, Evergetoulas, Eressos, Kallonis,  Loutropoli Thermis, Mandamados, Mythimna, Mytilene, Petra, Plomari and Polichnitos.