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Touring Sigrion in Greece
Sigrion in the region of North Aegean is a city located in Greece - some 143 mi or ( 231 km ) North-East of Athens , the country's capital city .
Time in Sigrion is now 02:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tzithra, Skala Eresou, Oinousses, Mytilini, and Mesotopos. Being here already, consider visiting Tzithra . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sigrion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
International Eressos Women's Festival Skala Eressos
Since the year 2000 Sappho Travel has created, organized and funded the International Eressos Women's Festival, which is a two week celebration of women oriented activities and events, and takes place ..
O Eressos Mou
Title sequence for upcoming movie 'My Eressos' about the Greek village Eressos on the island of Lesvos. Copyright Bird-E video, bird-e.com For more about Eressos, take a look at www.facebook.com ..
OSHO AFROZ Festival 2010 Heart Dance Part 2
OSHO AFROZ Festival 2010 Heart Dance Part 2 ..
OSHO AFROZ Festival 2010, OSHO Nataraj Meditation
OSHO AFROZ Festival 2010, OSHO Nataraj Meditation ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sigri (village)
Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives from the Greek word for security, based on the fact that it has a safe harbour. Sigri has a Turkish castle, built in 1746 during the Ottoman occupation, which looks over the bay and the long island of Nissiopi, which stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds.
Located at 39.22 25.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (Greek: Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Απολιθωμένου Δάσους Λέσβου) is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in Greece. Established in 1994, it is a center for the study, management, and preservation of the petrified forest of Lesbos and for public education about the site. It is a founding member of the European Geoparks Network and is a member of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network.
Located at 39.21 25.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Nisiopi
Nisiopi (Greek: Νησιώπη, also Μεγαλονήσι - Megalonisi) is a long island near the west coast of the island Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated in front of Sigri's harbour, and stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds. In the middle stands an old pharos lighthouse to help ships navigate in the rough east Aegean sea.
Located at 39.22 25.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Petrified forest of Lesbos
The petrified forest of Lesvos is a petrified forest on Lesvos in Greece. It has been designated as a protected natural monument. The petrified forest of Lesvos was formed from the fossilized remains of plants, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesvos Island.
Located at 39.20 25.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Eresos
Eresos and its twin beach village Skala Eresou are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of Lesbos. They are villages visited by considerable number of tourists. Eresos and the village Antissa constitute the municipality Eresos-Antissa.
Located at 39.17 25.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.