Approximately, between 11^th and 9^th century BC, the period that Aeolians, Ionians and Dorians moved from place to place, the construction of the city of Eressos took place by Aheus and Aeolian sailors. It is told that the name came from Eresos, son of the legendary king, Makara.

    Eressos was a very popular trade center and her valuable products where shipped even in Egypt. Beside trading and fishing, Eresso’s residents where also into agriculture. Some of their most famous products were barley and sesame the first coins had the trademark of spike.

    By the time of 540BC Eressos was concurred by the Persians. They used her sea power for their expeditions. Eressos became a part of the 2^nd Athenian alliance. In the years to come political stability was lost and tyranny came to power. During the ‘roman empire time’, Eressos comes to her golden age, but that was soon to be gone during Byzantine’s empire were it suffered the consequences of piracy by Venetians and Saracens.

    In the year 1462, Lesvos falls into the hands of Turks and Eressos is transferred up north from it’s original place. By the year 1821 though, the name of the city took it’s place in history in golden letters due to a victory against slavery that came from Dimitrios Papanikolis, when he blown up a extremely large Turkish ship. Revolution came to an end for Eressos by the year of 1912 were the beautiful village became a part of Greece’s territory.

   Whoever come to Eressos village, gets the feeling of being in a place with a lot of cultural tradition. In ancient Eresso’s Acropolis, on Vigla hill, a part a prehellenic polygonal wall is still there along with the remaining of some small war towers who are what is left Turkish medieval castle, along with a small roman tank. Graves and sarcophagus where found there and remainings of harbor structures who where covered by sand trough time, are to be found by the sea.

Archeologists discovered two very old churches, named after St.Andeas and Afentelis. St.Andrea’s church was builded in the first half of the fifth Century (AC) and it is placed right behind his new church. The most amazing thing about this church  is the tiny tiled decoration of the floor of the main temple.

    Geometric figures such as shapes, rounds and edges, inspired from nature compose an eye-catching masterpiece. A small construction, which has the sarcophagus of St.Andreas in within the same space.

    In a distance of 2 kilometers, west of the coast, in the area of ‘Afenteli’, the remaining of the second Christian monument are saved until today. It is told that, this very same spot was the school of the ‘Father of Votanology’ named, Theofrastos. The temple is of the same architecture and that the thing that is especially interesting is a small sarcophagus made from marble and has the remaining and the holly water of the Saint.

    The archeological museum is exposing artifacts from prechristian age. History of Eresso’s life from ancient times until the time that Byzantium Empire ruled. One can find from statues of ancient Gods until coins and papyrus among many other ancient treasures.

   The anger of the Turkish ship named ‘moving mountain’ is in the museum. This is the same ship, which was fired up by Papanikolis. The statue of the ‘fire starter’ looking at the sea, is under the same roof. The historical museum is not far away from the archeological museum. In there, artifacts of our legacy are exposed. The people of the village gave those artifacts as a noble gesture.

    The village of Eressos is preserving the traditional ways. The houses are still composed from rock, snow white walls , and gardens full of flowers.

    Inside the village, there are many traditional houses, which belonged to nobles, three churches, Maria, St. Constantine, and St.Irene with the finest wooden temple, as well as one of the most beautiful schools of Lesvos Island, the ‘Theofrastion’ with elements of classic architecture. Today, Theofrastion is used as an elementary, junior high, and high school. The city hall is placed in the square garden of the village.

   The natural changes of the landscape, the mountains witch used to be volcanoes, the forest and the sea are more than enough to leave speechless every visitor. Old men are always more than happy to reveal the secret path, which Sappho followed to get to the sea. A few miles further, to the east, the Pithario church is placed between trees. In that same area, there is a very rare asylum of various birds. Anyone can go there to watch or study them.

    Skala of Eressos is just three kilometers away from the village of Eressos. Its beautiful beach has been awarded many times as the cleanest and extremely looked after, by the European Environment Comity. This beach is constantly awarded by the Blue Flag.

    In the summer, the village is a poll of attraction for many tourists, who enjoy the sun, the sea and above all, the famous Lesvian hospitality. At the beach, there are many reasturants, traditional taverns, bars and clubs, on the sand, right by the sea. Our visitors can always do some water sports, or explore the location by taking sea trips into small boats with groups or on his own.

    In the area of Eressos County, there is one of the most important monuments of the world. The Petrified Forest is unique and famous all over Europe. It’s creation is based on volcano activities in the area, 20,000,000 years ago. Another petrified forest of smaller size and criticalness is at Arizona, Texas.

    Various tree’s specimens, as well as parts of plants such as leaves and fruits are allover the area. Their colors are so bright and so alive that they actually confuse the guest’s believes for the world. Perfectly still but full of life at the same time. Tons of red, blue, orange, coral, green, and shiny blue are really dazzling.

    The forest is a unique and rare book by itself. It provides us with information, not only for the plants and the trees, but for the weather, the biological conditions, and the movement of the earth that shaped this entire area. During the excavations, the biggest lawn in the entire Europe was found. The lawns height is 7,02 meters and it’s peripheral is 8,58 meters. It is an ancient form of the tree Sekoia. Today in the park as

 well as in the museum of natural history, anyone can admire this wonderful world and even feel the natural history of this place even just for a little while.