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Mytilini


Welcome

On our internet portal, you will find information about the city of Mytilini and the island of Lesvos. We offer you information about:

We hope you find our information useful and we look forward to welcoming you to Mytilini for your next holidays!

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Travel by aeroplane to Mytilini Airport (MJT)

The airport connects Mytilini to the world. In summer, there are connections from the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and England.
In the winter, there are only flights to Athens and Thessaloniki.

International Airports

  • NL - Amsterdam Only summer
  • DK - Kopenhagen Only summer
  • PL - Katowtce Only summer
  • BE - Brussels Only summer
  • GB - London Only summer
  • GB - Bristol Only summer
  • GB - Manchester Only summer

National Airports

  • GR - Athens All year
  • GR - Thessaloniki All year
  • GR - Limnos Only summer

Here you can see the actual routes.




Sightseeing Tour

In the city of Mytilini



Places to stay on Lesvos

Here you will find the most popular places for your next holiday on Lesvos outside Mytilini.

Petra

Petra

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Petra

Petra

Petra is located in the northern part of Lesvos. It is 65 km from Mytilini and about one hour to drive there. Petra has a few big hotel units, but the majority of the accommodations are small hotels and apartments, which makes the place very family friendly. The characteristic of this place is the Church 'Panagia Glykofiloussa' (Sweet kissing Madonna) which is built on a rock in the centre of the village. Click here to see the directions on the map.

Molyvos

Molyvos

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Molyvos

Alps

Molyvos is located in the northern part of Lesvos. It is 61 km from Mytilini and about one hour and ten minutes to drive there. The characteristic of the place is the castle that towers over Molyvos and the narrow streets. There are also many restaurants, bars and coffee shops for your entertainment. The majority of the accommodations are small apartment units. Click here to see the directions on the map.

Plomari

Plomari

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Plomari

Plomari

Plomari is located in the southern part of Lesvos. It is 38 km from Mytilini and about one hour to drive there. The attractions of the place are the sandy beaches. Click here to see the directions on the map.

Eressos

Skala-Eressos

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Skala-Eressos

Eresos

Skala-Eressos is located in the western part of Lesvos. It is 84 km from Mytilini and about one hour and forty-five minutes to drive there. The characteristic of the place are the sandy beaches, and it is the home town of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. Click here to see the directions on the map.

Vatera

Vatera

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Vatera

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Vatera is located in the south part of Lesvos. It is 49 km from Mytilini and about one hour to drive there. The characteristic of the place are the long sandy beaches. Click here to see the directions on the map.



Explore the island of Lesvos

Here are a few cultural attractions on our island.

Croissant

Temple
of Messon

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Temple of Messon

Temple of Messon

The ancient temple was dedicated to the gods Zeus, Dionysos, and Hera. It is 29 km from Mytilini and about 38 minutes to drive there. Click here to see the directions on the map.

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Petrified Forest
of Lesvos

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Petrified Forest of Lesvos

Petrified forest Lesvos

The 'Petrified Forest of Lesvos' is located in the western part of Lesvos. It is 86 km from Mytilini and about one hour and forty minutes to drive there. "The petrified forest was formed between 17 and 20 million years ago. There are fossilized remains of plants and trees, now there is a 19.5 metre tree complete with some roots and branches and leaves, as well as, 150 fossilised logs."Source wikipedia
Click here to see the directions on the map.

Popsicle

Roman
Aqueduct

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Roman Aqueduct

Roman Aquaduct

Roman Aqueduct in Moria

The Roman Aqueduct is located near the Village of Moria, 7 km northwest from Mytilini. It was used for the water supply of Mytilini and is dated to the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 3rd century AD. Click here to see the location on the map.



Archangel

Archangels
Monastery

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Archangels Taxiarchon Monastery

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Archangels Taxiarchon Monastery is located in the town Mandamados. It is 36 km north from Mytilini and about 40 minutes to drive there. The monastery is one of the two largest pilgrimage sites on the island. Click here to see the directions on the map.

St. Raphael

Saint Raphael
Monastery

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Saint Raphael Monastery

Raphael Monastery

Saints Raphael Monastery is located 12 km north from Mytilini and about 18 minutes to drive there. The monastery is one of the two largest pilgrimage sites on the island. Click here to see the directions on the map.

Hot water springs

Hot Water
Springs

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Hot Water Springs

Hot water springs

On the island are several places with hot springs. These places are in Polichnitos, Lisbori, Gera, Eftalou and Thermi. Click on the village names to see the directions on the map.




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Mytilini | Author: Konstantinos Mavroudis | Source: flickr.com | Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
Theofilos Museum | Source commons.wikimedia.org | Licence: Public domain
Ancient Theatre | Author ProtecTOR | Source wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Fortress of Mytilini | Autor ProtecTOR | Source wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Liberty Statue | Author Dio | Source visitMytilini.com | Licence: Public domain
Sappho Statue | Author Dio | Source visitMytilini.com | Licence: Public domain
Petra | Author Gebruiker:Mhwater | Source nl.wikipedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Molyvos | Author .marc. | Source commons.wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Plomari | Author Kalogeropoulos | Source en.wikipedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 & 2.5 & 2.0 & 1.0
Skala-Eressos | Author Tromios | Source en.wikipedia.org | Licence: CC BY 2.5
Vatera | Author CoStef | Source commons.wikimedia.org | Licence: Public domain
Petrified Forest frontimage | Author Tomisti | Source commons.wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Petrified Forest mainimage | Author Tomisti | Source commons.wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Roman Aquaduct frontimage | Author Jonathan Lundqvist | Source flickr.com | Licence: CC BY 2.0
Roman Aquaduct Main image | Author Chris Kar | tource wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Archangels Monastery Mantamados frontimage | Author Dio | Source visitMytilini.com | Licence: Public domain
Archangels Monastery Mantamados mainimage | Author Dio | Source visitMytilini.com | Licence: Public domain
Temple of Messon front & mainimage | Author Tedmek | Source wikimedia.org | Licence: Public domain
St. Raphael Monastery front image | Author Dio | Source visitMytilini.com | Licence: Public domain
St. Raphael Monastery main image | Author Aleksei m | Source wikimedia.org | Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Hot water spings main image | Author freepik.com | Source freepik.com | Licence: Free
Hot water spings front image | Author freepik.com | Source freepik.com | Licence: Free