Anchorage· Lesvos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Palaiokastro Anchorage (SW Lesvos)

39° 10.9′ N · 25° 50.4′ E

An amphitheatre of volcanic cliffs around blue water south of Sigri — one of the most dramatic anchorages on the wild western peninsula.

Dodecanese

Practical

Grecosailor: fine sand, excellent holding in 5 m, and surprisingly good shelter from north to north-east. Nearby on this unreachable-by-road coast: Telegrafos Beach (39.1709, 25.8583; sand in 5 m, held in 25 kn+ northerly gusts), Limena Beach and Limena South Bay (39.1858, 25.8466; 3 m mud/sand, light W/S/E winds only), and a 'Lesvos SW Bay' (39.1482, 25.8874) with sand on both sides and good meltemi shelter. The western peninsula is a Natura 2000 area.

Best for

Wild, cliff-ringed swim stop between Sigri and Eressos

Season

Calm weather or N–NE winds

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