The largest North Aegean islands are Chios. Ikaria, Lesbos, Limnos and Samos. The North Aegean was the birthplace of some of the most important ancient Greek poets and philosophers. Pythagoras, Epicurus and Aesop came from Samos. Sapfo,Alcaeus, Pittacus were from Lesbos. Even Homer is said to have been from Chios. Additionally, Limnos was known as the land of the Amazons, and generally had a tradition of matriarchy.
The societies are mostly agricultural, while the tourist sector is not yet fully developed. The Northern Aegean islands offer a variety of natural environment: the fauna is sufficiently rich is some islands, other are rather mountainous, while some islands e.g. Lesvos, are the migratory grounds of several species of birds.
What characterises the famous Greek coasts is their unique diversity (beaches stretching over many kilometres, small bays and coves, sandy beaches with dunes, pebbly shores, coastal caves surrounded by steep rocks and with the characteristic dark sand of volcanic soils, coastal wetlands), and their clean and transparent waters that have made them renowned and extremely popular all over the world.
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