Agios Efstratios is the third island of the Lesvos prefecture. It is a small island in the border area of the Aegean Sea, and the island is known for the beauty of its landscape. About three hundred people live permanently on Agios Stratis.
They live mainly from fishing and animal husbandry, and to a lesser extent from agriculture. Much of the island’s land is still owned by the Holy Mount Athos, the monasteries Megisti Lavra and Karakallos. They rent out the land to the local population. Tourism has also been developing here in recent years.
There are small guest houses, taverns, and coffeehouse bars on the island. The old village was built directly at the harbor, on the left side of the rock. It had about five hundred houses, all two or three storeys high.
