Writers – Poets
Pittakos is considered to be one of the seven wise men of antiquity. Ellanikos from Mytilene the historian and Theophrastus from Eresos the philosopher, successor of Aristotle, have been two of the …
Writers – Poets
Pittakos is considered to be one of the seven wise men of antiquity. Ellanikos from Mytilene the historian and Theophrastus from Eresos the philosopher, successor of Aristotle, have been two of the …
Municipality of Mitilini
The municipality of Mitilini comprises Mitilini, Agia Marina, Taxiarhis Panagiouda, Pamfila, Afalonas, Alyfanda, Loutra and Moria.
Mitilini is the capital of the island and is a city with more than 30.000 citizens and it is 188 nautical …
Municipality of Evergetoulas
The municipality consists of the villages of Lambou Myli, Asomatos, Ippios, Sykounda, Kato Tritos, Myhou and Keramia. Special religion monuments in the municipality are the Byzantine Monastery of Taxiarhis in Kato Tritos, the church of Agios Prokopios …
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 during the Roman times, which probably was sunk, because of …
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
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
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 (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 …
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 …