Sigri (village)

Sigri Σίγρι
Community
Aerial view of Sigri with the castle
Sigri
Coordinates: 39°13′N 25°51′E / 39.217°N 25.850°E / 39.217; 25.850
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Lesbos
Municipality	West Lesbos
Municipal unit	Eresos-Antissa
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	402
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour. Sigri has a Turkish castle, built in 1746 during the Ottoman occupation, which looks over the bay and the long island of Nissiopi, which stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds. The port of Sigri is able to accommodate large vessels, even cruise ship-size ferry boats coming from the mainline. Almost all shipping to Lesbos, however, comes into the east of the island.

There are quite a number of restaurants, specialising naturally in fish, but also in the local delicacies such as a type of spinach, called horta, which is boiled and served with lemon and salt.