Lesvos villages

Petra Lesbos: The Village, the Church on the Rock and the Beach

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The church of Panagia Glykofilousa on its rock at Petra, Lesbos

Petra is a charming seaside village on the north coast of Lesbos, a short way from Molyvos, famous above all for the church of Panagia Glykofilousa. Perched dramatically on top of a great rock at the heart of the village and reached by a flight of over a hundred steps carved into the stone. Around … Read more

Molyvos Lesbos: The Castle, Harbour and Beautiful Hillside Village

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The village of Molyvos on Lesbos beneath its medieval castle

Molyvos, officially Mithymna, is the most beautiful village on Lesbos and one of the loveliest in all of Greece. Rising up a steep hillside on the island’s north coast beneath a magnificent medieval castle. Its cobbled streets climb between stone houses and grand neoclassical mansions, draped in flowers and shaded by vines, down to a … Read more