“Lesvos is famous for its unique landscapes,” said Stratis Zgournios, a scientific collaborator of the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Sigrio Lesvos, to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency and added: “An unknown part of these beautiful landscapes, which not easily accessible but unique, is its gorges. One of them is located in western Lesvos, between the villages of Vatoussa and Antissa, close to the valley of the Marmantos stream, which ends in the Voulgaris river. In one part of this valley, an impressive gorge appears,” ANA reports.
The area of the Voulgaris valley has been carved into the volcanic formations of the Vatousa volcano, which was active about 18 million years ago. Large faults affecting and breaking the volcanic rocks created the conditions for the deep erosion of the volcanic formations. “The gorge was created as a result of large geological faults that cross the volcanic cobblestone rocks that appear in the area,” Zgournios explained. The area is a protected and ideal place for bird watching. Included in the Natura 2000 network, with a multitude of rare birds finding refuge there.
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