Plomari Lesvos - Agios Isidoros

There is a combination of peaceful and enjoyable recreation in Plomari. You will find well-appointed hotels, each with all the services or categories, restaurants by the seaside, traditional bakeries and nightclubs with modern and traditional music. You will also find many distilleries with a long tradition in the production of ouzo.

Plomari experienced strong economic growth since the late 19th century until the II World War. Many industries were built during this period (oil mills and soap factories, tanneries, mills and ouzo distilleries) particularly along the coast because the proximity to the sea facilitated both production and transportation of the products. However the olive oil production and the industries that are interwoven with the olive production remained always the base of the economy. The olive tree was in Plomari monoculture and large landowners were more affluent city residents who often extended their activities in the field of industry and commerce.

Main sightseeings are:
The church of Agia Paraskevi at the entrance of the town, the Cathedral St. Nicholas: a towering triple lesbian basilica, founded in 1847, the Church of the Holy Virgin Kripti located about 3 kilometers west of Melinda and about 10km from the center of Plomari and the church of Prophet Elias at the highest point of Plomari. Also beautiful is the church of St. Magdalene, the building of the highschool, the house Hatzidimitriou, old fountains, the old aged plane tree which was planted in 1813 in the old quarter of the town with its mansions, the renovated soap factory of I. Poulia, a building with significant architectural importance that now serves as the cultural heart of the City of Plomari. There is also the "Trade Industry and Navy Plomari at the beginning of the century" exhibition.

There is the folklore and ecclesiastical museum where local costumes, coins, church relics, utensils, etc. are exhibited, the library and museum of ouzo which is located in the ouzo factory of Varvagiannis. It is worth visiting the Olive Press - Museum «Aegean Gold» in Trigona where visitors can create a complete picture of the trip of the olive, from early times until today.

The natural beauty of Plomari is gathered around the crystal clear seas, "Plakakia", the Ammoudeli beach and the beach of Agia Barbara. Agios Isidoros with its unique pebbles is one of the largest and cleanest beaches on Lesvos having everything for the visitors. The beaches Drota and Melinda are also in this region.

Ouzo Museum "Varvagiannis"

The Varvagiannis Museum is located in Plomari. It is in front of the ouzo distilleries of the Varvagiannis factory, the 1st km on the provincial road Plomari - Mytilene, heading to Agios Isidoros. Walk to the Museum by taxi or bus. There is a car park next to the Museum (no extra charge).

Technology coexists with the history and tradition even today in the picturesque Plomari. Next to the modern, privately owned distilleries of Varvagiannis is the Museum of Ouzo of the family Varvagiannis.

The museum exhibits the first tools that were used for bottling and pasting the famous blue label and the first boiler was built in 1858 in Istanbul, which tested tips and techniques for centuries until the recipes of the family Varvagiannis were born.

The Ouzo Museum devoutly embraces tradition and hosts the secret that continues to give quality and taste in the Ouzo Varvagiannis.

Beaches

Agios Isidoros

Agios Isidoros is located 2 km away from Plomari in a touristic area with hotels and restaurants.  It is about 1500m long and it is a beach with small pebbles. It is an organized beach and one of the cleanest beaches on Lesvos with very clean water.  The beach has a blue flag.

Agia Barbara

Agia Barbara is located after the village of Saint Isidoros. Just at the end of the village, passing the bridge is a major turn towards Mytilene. Just turn right there and the road leads to the beautiful bay of Agia Barbara. The beach has small pebbles and clear water. The area has restaurants.

Melinda

Melina is a pretty big pebbled beach, clear waters and has an impressive rock in the middle: 20 meters long and 10 meters high. The length of the coast reaches 1000 meters and you can access it either via Plomari or by the road from the village of Paleochora. In the area there are hotels and restaurants.

Drota

Access to the beach Drota includes the descent of the gorge of the river Priona. At the highest point of the seaside lay the remnants of the abandoned medieval village of the region and stones from old mills. The beach of Drota is 1500 meters long and you can access it either by boat or through the road that begins from Akrasi. The Drota beach, with pebbles and crystal clear waters, is one of the most beautiful beaches on Lesvos.

West of Drota there is a mountainous region that separates the beach from the area of Vatera, while the east coast results in a steep cliff of gray-green slate, which hides behind and guards the Virgin Krifti Church

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