REFUGEE OF MINOR ASIA MUSEUM 1922 SKALA LOUTRON OF LESVOS Skala of Loutra is a small seaside village in Mytilene, just 8 km from the Town of Mytilene. It was created in 1930 by th...

ARCHAOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MYTILENE - OLD BUILDING The three-storied building that houses the Archaeological Museum of Mytilene belonged to the family of Achilleas Vournazos and was built in the eclect...

ARCHAOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MYTILENE - NEW BUIDING The new building of the Archaeological Museum of Mytilene, which is a sample of the modern museum architecture, is located in the Kioski area, where e...

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PERIODICAL EXHIBITION "Necropolises of Ancient Lesbos - The New Finds" Along with the permanent exhibition, a periodical one titled "Necropolises of Ancient Lesb...

VARELTZIDAINA'S MANSION The mansion of Vareltzidaina is situated in the centre of the village Petra and was built in the end of the 18th century. It constitutes a characteris...

TERIADE MUSEUM - LIBRARY The Museum opened its doors to the public in August 1979. Stratis Eleftheriades- Teriade (1889-1983) was an inspired publisher . From his cooperation ...

MUSEUM OF WORKS BY THEOPHILOS The Theophilos Museum was built in 1964 in Varia, a suburb of Mytilene, where the popular artist was born and spent his childhood years. It was built ...

THE ACROPOLIS OF ERESSOS (MASTOS) Strabo mentions that Eressos "was founded on a hill and lied by the sea". Despite the insufficient archaeological and stratigraphical evidence, there ...

KLOPEDI The sanctuary is a characteristic example of Lesbian Archaic architecture. It lies on the top of a high plateau to the west of the modern town of Aghi...

THE KALOKTISTOS WALL The site has not been excavated and there is not enough evidence available concerning its history. The well-built ("kaloktistos") retaining wall, cons...

THE THEATRE OF MYTILENE The first architectural phase of the theatre is dated to the early Hellenistic period, as is suggested by the figurines and architectural parts which ...

THE ROMAN AQUEDUCT AT MORIA The Roman aqueduct of Mytilene was probably constructed at the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. Because of its typical classici...

FORTRESS OF SIGRI It is located on a cape in the west part of the island, 93 kms from Mytilene. It was built by the Turks in 1757 in order to protect the port of Sigri ...

THE FORTRESS OF MYTILINI The fortress of Mytilene is situated on a small hill between the north and the south port of the city and it was the biggest as well as one of the str...

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FORTRESS OF METHYNA The fortress of Methymna is built with reddish and brown trachyte on the top of a rocky hill on which the settlement is situated. It has the shape of ...

EARLY CHRISTIAN BACILICA OF ST. ANDREW AT ERESOS Three-aisled basilica, now completely ruined. The floors of the narthex and the middle aisle are covered with interesting mosaics, decorated with anim...

FORTRESS OF MYRINA The castle of Myrina, built on a steep rocky peninsula, connected with the land on the east side, is the largest fortress in the Aegean. The wall is c...

EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA AT CHALINADOS The remains of this Early-Christian basilica can be found along the main road that connects Ag. Paraskevi with Komi and Pigi. It is believed that this...

PETRIFIED FOREST OF LESVOS The Petrified Forest of Lesvos is a unique fossil site on the western coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, which is located in the Eastern Aegean Sea....