Lesbos Monasteries: Limonos, Ypsilou, Taxiarchis and the Holy Sites

The arcaded courtyard of the Limonos Monastery near Kalloni, the largest monastery on Lesbos

Lesbos is one of the most sacred islands in Greece, its landscape dotted with historic monasteries that are centres of Orthodox pilgrimage, art and learning. The greatest is the Monastery of Limonos near Kalloni, the largest on the island, founded in 1526, with its museums and a library of five thousand books. In the volcanic … Read more