Lesvos has a number of very popular therapeutic baths and spas. Relax in the Zen-like atmosphere they provide and enjoy their natural warmth.
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Municipality of Thermi
Loutropouli at Thermi
This saline spring is characterized as chloride-ferrous. Its facilities include 11 individual bathtubs. The water is very hot with a source virtually adjacent to the bathing facilities. |
Municipality of Mithymna
The Baths at Eftalou
The baths at Eftalou are among the few in Greece that allow men and women to bathe together.
Put on a bathing suit, bring your companion and enjoy the geothermal waters in the old domed bathhouse. |
Municipality of Polichnitos
Agios Ioannis at Lisvori
On your way to Lisvori, take the side road through the olive grove to the geothermal springs. A stream with reeds with a wall built around it – here hot water bubbles out of the mud. The water contains sodium chloride and has a mineral content similar to the springs in Polichnitos. |
Polichnitos Hot Springs
Upon leaving Polichnitos on the way to Vatera, take the side road to the hot spring facilities. Numerous mineral springs bubble up through porous volcanic protogenic and secondary rock. One of the hottest springs in Europe, the temperature of the water here ranges from 67° C to 92° C (the temperature in the baths is between 42° C and 44° C). |
Municipality of Gera
Therma on Yera Bay
These are the island’s leading thermal baths with visitors in excess of 10,000 annually. The water gushes from marble spouts into two separate tanks (men’s and women’s), creating a natural hydro-massage. |