Anchorage· Lesvos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Gulf of Gera — Perama & Skala Loutron (Lesvos)
39° 2.4′ N · 26° 31.5′ E
A narrow, deep channel opens into a long, landlocked gulf ringed by olive groves, fishing villages, an Ottoman spa and the old tannery town of Perama — a calm, little-visited refuge a few miles from Mytilene.
Practical
Coordinate is the Skala Loutron southern anchorage inside the gulf (Grecosailor): mud bottom, well protected from northerlies and even better in southerlies; a large wreck in this area is marked by six lit buoys. One guide gives 4–12 m over mud with good holding in the gulf. Perama, on the west shore (village at 39.0429, 26.5056), is the gulf's commercial hub with shops, and a small ferry crosses to Koundouroudia on the east shore (Visit Lesvos); yachting.com suggests Perama for a resupply. The 'Korfos Baths' Ottoman hot spring at the head of the gulf (7th km of the Mytilene–Kalloni road) has separate men's and women's vaulted pools at about 40°C. Fishing activity and nets inside the gulf. See the Gulf of Gera entrance passage.
Best for
All-weather refuge close to Mytilene; quiet olive-grove scenery
Season
Year-round shelter
Nearby
- Skala Loutron Quay (Gulf of Gera)0.4 NM away
- Agios Ermogenis Bay (Lesvos)1.6 NM away
- Lesvos Diving Center (Charamida)2 NM away
- Charamida Bay (Lesvos)2.1 NM away
- Vostanio General Hospital (Mytilene)3.3 NM away
- Tsilia Cove (Lesvos)3.6 NM away
- Marina Yacht Club Café-Restaurant (Mytilene Marina)3.7 NM away
- Mytilene Chandlery, Boatyard & Marine Services3.7 NM away
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