Palaiochori, Lesbos

Palaiochori
Παλαιοχώρι

Panorama view of Palaiochori.
Palaiochori
Coordinates: 39°0′N 26°19′E / 39.000°N 26.317°E / 39.000; 26.317Coordinates: 39°0′N 26°19′E / 39.000°N 26.317°E / 39.000; 26.317
Country Greece
Administrative region North Aegean
Regional unit Lesbos
Municipality Lesbos
Municipal unit Plomari
Community[1]
  Population 338 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Palaiochori (Greek: Παλαιοχώρι, old form Palaiochorion, Παλαιοχώριον) is a village on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated on a mountainside 12 km NW from the town of Plomari. The church of the village was built in 1864 and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The beach of Melinda is located 3 km south of the village.

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