Municipality of Gera
The municipality of Gera consists of the villages Papados, Palaiokipos, Perama, Plakados, Mesagros and Skopelos. It is historically known under the name of Iera, a coastal town …
Month: January 2010
Municipality of Plomari
Municipality of Plomari
Plomari is the capital of the homonymous municipality, which comprises seven villages: Akrasi, Ambeliko, Megalohori, Neohori, Palaiohori, Plagia and Trygonas.
Plomari combines the past with the present. Evidence of the great flourish that the town achieved during …
Municipality of Agiassos
Municipality of Agiassos
The village Agiassos is located at the NE slopes of mountain Olympos, at a height of 475 meters and 25 kilometers from Mitilini. Agiassos, with the stone-paved streets, is renowned for its special natural landscape and its …
Municipality of Polihnitos
Municipality of Polihnitos
Polihnitos is the capital of the homonymous municipality, which comprises of the villages: Vassilika, Vrisa, Lisvori, Nyfida, Vatera, Ano Stauros and Kato Stauros. In the region of the municipality there are important archaeological sites. The oldest settlement …
Eresos and Skala Eresos (or Eressos)
Eresos and Skala Eresos (or Eressos)
Eresos (or Eressos) is located at the south-west side of Lesvos island at a distance of 90km from the capital Mytilene. A few kilometers from the village, you can visit the coastal village of …
Lesvos island Map
Lesvos island Map
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The Church of Saint Athanasios
The Church of Saint Athanasios
In Mitilini there are several important churches including the church of Saint Athanasios which was built at the end of the 16th century and since the beginning of the 18th century has been the cathedral …
The Church of Saint Therapon
The Church of Saint Therapon
The largest and most magnificent church in Mitilini is Saint Therapon built in 1860 by the Lesbian architect Argyris Adalis. The church belongs to the style of cross-in-square domed, with neoclassical elements and influences from …
The Church of Saint Theodore
The Church of Saint Theodore
The Church of Saint Theodore is a three-aisled basilica and was built in 1795 to replace a former church, which was ruined by fire and which was the cathedral of Mitilini for a certain period …
The Church of the Panagia of Agiassos
The Church of the Panagia of Agiassos
One of the most visited churches of the island is Kimisi of Theotokos (Assumtion of the Virgin), broadly known as Panagia of Agiassos. A very interesting tradition is preserved concerning the icon of …