Culture of Lesvos


Intellectual Life of Lesvos

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...

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History of Lesvos

History of Lesvos
Pelasgia, Issa, Mytonis, Aigeira, Imerti, Lasia, Makaria are some of the names given to the island of Lesvos during times...

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Folk Art & Traditional Professions in Lesvos

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...

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Churches & Monasteries in Lesvos

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

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Architecture in Lesvos

Architecture in Lesvos
Monastery of Leimonas  Settlement of Agiassos  Residence in Molyvos  Stone-bridge in Parakoila  Tsarsi Hamam, Mytilini  Stone trail in Agiassos  Residence...

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Archaeological Sites & Monuments in Lesvos

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...

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Museums in Lesvos

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

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Customs & Feasts in Lesvos

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

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