An island with deep history, countless attractions, rich tradition and famous festivals, Lesvos attracts a large number of visitors throughout the year. There are thousands of pilgrims that arrive at the island on the 15th of August as pilgrims to the icon of the Virgin Mary in picturesque Agiasos, while visitors from all over the island come to Panagia Glykofiloussa in Petra, where the pilgrims climb the 114 steps that are carved on the rock.
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