If we were telling a fairy tale, we would say that once upon a very long time ago, (some 20-25,000,000 years!), volcanic activity, hurled volcanic lava, pyroclastic materials and volcanic ash which covered the lush subtropical vegetation of Lemnos and so made the petrified forest of Lemnos!
The highest proportion of plant remains and trees can be found in the areas of Romanos, Varos, Kotsinas and Portianou, Kontias and Thanos.
Investigations by the University of Athens have awarded the island’s petrified forest the status of great scientific value.
At the western entrance of Varos village it is worth visiting the fossilized log, which came to the surface and is protected by a fence.
A short stone path leads to this geological monument of nature.
Source: www.varosvillage.com