Petrified forest of Lesbos

The Lesvos Petrified Forest  is one of the few known petrified forests. 

The Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark has been declared a Protected Natural Monument  and it is a founding member of the European Geoparks Network. 

Actually, it is a petrified forest ecosystem made up of hundreds of fossilized tree trunks which were covered by volcanic material and petrified 20 million years ago, during the Late Oligocene to Lower–Middle Miocene. 

Impressive fossilised plants have been found in many areas on the western part of the island.

 There is a series of footpaths of particular geotouristic value that tourists can follow in order to admire the the fossilised plants. 

There' s also a well organized Museum at Sigri town, the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.