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Gera, Greece




Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
 
Gera is a municipality in the Greek island of Lesbos consisting of five villages includes Skopelos, Plakados, Pappados, Mesagros, and Perama. Lesbos is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. Its inhabitants are called Lesvioi. Lesbos is part of the Lesbos Prefecture, the third largest Greek island and the seventh largest in the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 1630 square kilometers with 320 kilometres of coastline. Its population is approximately 90.000, a third of which lives in its capital, Mytilene, in the southeastern part of the island.
 
The remaining population is distributed in small towns and villages. The largest towns are Kalloni, Gera Villages, Plomari, Ayassos, Eresos and Molyvos, the ancient Mythymna. Mytilene was founded in the 11th century BC, Before Christ by the family Penthilidae, who arrived from Thessaly, in mainland Greece, and ruled until the popular revolt led by Pittacus of Mytilene. Greece is officially the Hellenic Republic is a country in south-eastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula.

Gera is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.

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