Intellectual Life of Lesvos

Lesvos during its long lasting history, presents significant personalities of great intellectual wealth: Terpandros (700 B.C.) the father of lyric...
History of Lesvos

Pelasgia, Issa, Mytonis, Aigeira, Imerti, Lasia, Makaria are some of the names given to the island of Lesvos during times...
Folk Art & Traditional Professions in Lesvos

Lesvos has a special cultural wealth and history. Among the most important features of its culture is folklore art and...
Churches & Monasteries in Lesvos

Lesvos, with a long ecclesiastical history and a monastic past dating back to the Byzantine era, is a unique destination...
Architecture in Lesvos

Monastery of Leimonas Settlement of Agiassos Residence in Molyvos Stone-bridge in Parakoila Tsarsi Hamam, Mytilini Stone trail in Agiassos Residence...
Archaeological Sites & Monuments in Lesvos

The castle of Mytilini, one of the biggest in Mediterranean, is located at the northeast part of the city on...
Museums in Lesvos

The Archaeological Museum of Mytilini is housed in two buildings the New and the Old building. Lesvos’ history from the...
Customs & Feasts in Lesvos

Lesvos is a place full of traditions. Music, dance, feasts and celebrations of the island will awake your senses and...