About Petra.
The
municipality of Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning
rock) is located at the
northwest
of Lesvos and comprises the villages Petra,
Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas,
Ypsilometopo
and the settlements Petri and Anaxos.The region
combines exceptional
natural
beauties: olive groves and forests with pines,
oak-trees, cypress-trees as well
as
fruit-bearing trees, traditional stone built
mountain villages with running waters
and
rich vegetation, but also seaside modern summer
holiday settlements with sandy
beaches
and crystal waters. Petra Lesvos is beginning to
sprawl behind its broad,
sandy
beach and seafront square with a core of old
stone houses,
many
with Levantine-style balconies overhanging the
streets. Petra takes its name from
the
giant monolith located some distance inland and
capped by the eighteenth-century
church
of Panagia Glykofiloussa, reached via 114
rock-hewn steps on the northeast side.
The
town of Mithymna is approx. 6 km to the north.
The
municipality has a land area of 72.479 km² and a
population of 3,749 at the 2001 census.
Its
largest towns are Petra, the municipal seat (pop.
1.246), Stypsi (1,024), and Skoutaros (967).
Text
from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra,_Lesbos
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