The Castle of Myrina
The Castle of Myrina is the impressive jewel of Chora of Lemnos. It is built on a steep hill and stands imposing from above. It is one of the best preserved castles in Greece and consists of a triple wall, fourteen towers! It is the largest fortress in the Aegean, covering an area of 144 […]
Panagia Kakaviotissa: The church without a roof, built in a cave
Near the ruined village of Zemata, in the area of Thanos, about 4 kilometers from Myrina, lies Panagia Kakaviotissa, a chapel, built on the inaccessible mountain Kakavos. It is a chapel without a roof, built in a cave on the top of the mountain, inside the imposing rocks, which is a unique case worldwide! On […]
Sand dunes, a desert on the island
A unique landscape, taken out of the Sahara Desert, will meet the visitor who will go to the Dunes or otherwise Pachies Ammoudia, as the locals say. Sand dunes are hills of sand, found in coastal areas and formed by erosion and deposition of sand. It is most likely that the sea and the wind […]
