2nd Eressos Lava Weekend ERESSOS LAVA WKND Run+Bike returns renewed, with lots of activities including races for mountain runners and cyclists and games and competitions for children up to 14 years old. In addition, this year, for the first time, everyone who loves trekking in nature is invited to participate in "Following the trails of Ancient Eressia".

ERESSOS LAVA WKND Run+Bike aims to actively promote and establish Eressos as a trekking and cycling destination.

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER

• LAVA RUN – 20:30 - PORT OF SIGRI TO SKALA ERESSOS - Mountain runners will start from the port of Sigri and run under the light of the full moon on the rural road between Sigri and Eressos through the heart of the Lesvos Geopark.
  

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SUNDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER

• LAVA MTB - 11:00 – in the CENTRE OF SKALA ERESSOS - A mountain bike race through the village of Skala Eressos and the plain (Kampos).
  

  REGISTRATION

• LAVA KIDS - 12:30 - SKALA ERESSOS  - Educating children with bikes up to 14 years old on safety rules, balancing exercises, games and races.

SIMULTANEOUS EVENTS

FOLLOWING THE TRAILS OF ANCIENT ERESSIA  

SATURDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER

• 13:00 – ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF SKALA ERESSOS

A guided tour through the archaeological collection of Eressos and the Basilica of St. Andreas (The tour is in Greek and is free of charge).

• 17:30 – PORT OF SKALA ERESSOS

Closing ceremony of the marking of the trekking route for the "TOUR OF THE ERESSOS PLAIN".

Evening hiking from the port in Skala Eressos up the hill to the church of the Prophet Elias.

• 18:30 – SKALA ERESSOS SQUARE

The Deputy Mayor of Development-European Programs and Technical Services of the Municipality of Lesvos, Mr. Kostas Katsaros, will talk to us about the urgent matter of the restoration of the beach.

SUNDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER

• 9:30 π.μ – SKALA ERESSOS

Trekking - "TOUR OF THE ERESSOS PLAIN" - trekkers from all over Lesvos will follow the recently marked, 13.8km circular route, which crosses the verdant Eressos plain, offering stunning views from the three hills which surround it and an experience in unspoiled nature.

The 2nd ERESSOS LAVA WKND Run+Bike is co-organized by the Eressos Tourism Association and the Administrative Region of the North Aegean and is supported by the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and ETAL Ltd- programs Fit On Olive Trails and CLLD/LEADER Lesvos PAA 2014-2020.

The simultaneous event FOLLOWING THE TRAILS OF ANCIENT ERESSIA is held in cooperation with the OREIAS Trekking Association.