Plomari ( el, Πλωμάρι) is a town and a former

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on the island of

Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Asia Minor by the nar ...

North Aegean The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the isl ...

, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Mytilene Mytilene (; el, Μυτιλήνη, Mytilíni ; tr, Midilli) is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University o ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the only sizable coastal settlement in the south, and the second largest town on Lesbos. The municipal unit of Plomari is the southernmost on Lesbos island and has a land area of 122.452 km² and a 2011 census population of 5,602. Its largest towns or villages are Plomári, the former municipal seat (pop. 2,996), Plagiá (529), Palaiochóri (314), Megalochóri (325), and Akrási (214).

Description

Plomari is located due south of Mount Olympos. It offers scenic appeal as well as the presence of its famous

ouzo Ouzo ( el, ούζο, ) is a dry anise-flavored aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece. It is made from rectified spirits that have undergone a process of distillation and flavoring. Its taste is similar to other anise liquors like pastis, ...

-distilling industry. Brands can be sampled at the traditional kafenia. The local festival (or "panigiri") season kicks off in mid-July with an ouzo festival, and culminates towards the end month in celebrations honouring Agios Haralambos and including such rural activities as horse race. The seaside summer

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of Agios Isidoros lies on the east, two kilometers far from Plomari, while the seaside neighbourhood Ammoudeli, with the church of

Agios Panteleimonas Agios Panteleimonas (Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμωνας) is a small coastal settlement in the community of Lechaina, Greece. It is 4 km northwest of Lechaina proper. Its population was 37 in the 2011 census. There are two churches, A ...

, is located on the west. Agios Isidoros has been voted as the seventh best beach of

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, in a voting that took place through the internet for the program of clean coasts. West of Plomari 6 km away you can reach

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, a 700-metre sand-and-shingle beach at the mouth of a canyon choked with olive trees.

Province

The province of Plomari ( el, Επαρχία Πλωμαρίου) was one of the

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of the Lesbos Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Plomari and the village Stavros. It was abolished in 2006.

Sport

There is a sports club based in Plomari called Egeas Plomariou (Greek: ''Αιγέας Πλωμαρίου'') best known for its

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team that currently plays in one of

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, lowest leagues of Greek football, and was founded in 1949. It has a

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team too.

Landmarks

* Polikentro * Ouzo Museum: The World of Ouzo (

Ouzo Plomari Ouzo Plomari (Greek: Ούζο Πλωμάρι) is the name of a historic Greek ouzo company on the island of Lesbos, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the ...

Isidoros Arvanitis industry) * Ouzo Museum (Varvagianni) * Soap museum

People

* Veniamin Lesvios, scholar

References

External links

Travel Guide About Plomari & Ouzo.
{{Landmarks of Lesbos Populated places in Lesbos Provinces of Greece