Sights in Lesvos (Mytilini)
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Teriade Museum
From the northernmost section of Pavlou Kountourioti, take a local bus 4km south of Mytilini to the village of Varia, where an unexpected treasure awaits: the Teriade Museum, with its astonishing collection of paintings by world-renowned artists like Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Le Corbusier and Matisse. The museum honours the Lesvos-born artist and critic Stratis Eleftheriadis, who Gallicised his name to Teriade in Paris.
Teriade was instrumental in bringing the work of primitive painter and fellow Lesvos native Theophilos to international attention.
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Theofilos Museum
The Theofilos Museum, located next door, houses works commissioned by Teriade; several prestigious Greek museums and galleries display other more famous paintings of Theophilos, whose story followed the old pattern of many a great artist - living in abject poverty, painting coffee-house walls for his daily bread and eventually dying in the gutter.
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Mytilini Fortress
Mytilini Fortress - Mytilini's imposing, early Byzantine fortress was renovated in the 14th century by Genoese overlord Francisco Gatelouzo, and later the Turks enlarged it again. It's popular for a stroll and the surrounding pine forest is perfect for picnics.
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Church of Agios Therapon
The bulbous dome of the Church of Agios Therapon crowns Mytilini's skyline, and is visible from almost everywhere on the waterfront. The church's ornate interior boasts a huge chandelier, an intricately carved iconostasis, priest's throne and a frescoed dome.
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New Archaeological Museum
The ticket grants entry to the new archaeological museum, 400m away, which portrays island life from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD. Spectacular floor mosaics under glass are among the highlights here.
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Archaeological Museum
The archaeological museum, one block north of the quay, has impressive finds from Neolithic to Roman times, including ceramic, somersaulting female figurines and gold jewellery.
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Byzantine Museum
The Byzantine Museum in the Church of Agios Therapon's courtyard has valuable icons.
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