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Plomari Harbour (Lesvos)
38° 58.4′ N · 26° 22.3′ E
The only sizeable town on Lesvos' south coast and the capital of ouzo, a working harbour backed by distilleries, soap factories, old boatyards and a plane-tree square.
Practical
Coordinate is the tourist harbour (Touristikos Limenas Plomariou) in OpenStreetMap; the port police station (Limenikos Stathmos Plomariou) and a Customs office are on the waterfront. Sources disagree on shelter: yachting.com calls the port safe from all winds, while the local charter skipper says swell in the harbour can be unbearable in easterlies (NE to SE) and they move to a nearby cove for the night. Grecosailor notes good shelter from the meltemi. Yachts moor stern-to or alongside where space allows. Shops in town for supplies; Grecosailor suggests confirming water and fuel in Plomari or Mytilene before late arrivals. Both ouzo museums (Varvagiannis and Arvanitis 'Ouzo World') are on the edge of town.
Best for
Ouzo-town stop and resupply on the south coast
Season
Good in northerlies; swell in E winds
Nearby
- Plomari Harbour Tavernas (Mythos & Achivada)Right here
- Plomari Provisions — Masoutis & Market Street0.2 NM away
- Ammoudeli Beach (Plomari)0.3 NM away
- Plomari Health Centre0.3 NM away
- Plomari Ouzo Museum (Varvagiannis)0.7 NM away
- Fara Beach (Lesvos)5.3 NM away
- Tarti Bay (Lesvos)5.6 NM away
- Ligonari Beach (Lesvos)6.3 NM away