The church of the Paleochori community is honored in the name of the Annunciation of the Virgin and was founded, as can be seen from an inscription on the narthex, in 1864. At the site there was an older church dedicated to St. Ioannis, who was the parish priest of...
The temple of Palaiokipos is one of the most beautiful three-aisled basilicas of the lesvian type that adorn the communities of the island. It is alleged that there was an earlier church in the place where the current one is located, because otherwise the number of...
The narthex occupies the west side of the building, without extending to its north and south sides. The three aisles are separated by two rows of six columns, the roof of the central aisle is vaulted, while the side aisles are formed by cross vaults. The narthex...
The church of St George (Agios Georgios) at Anemotia in the province of Methymna is situated in the lower part of the settlement. It is a small building with a tiled couple roof and, according to its inscription plate, it was built in 1702. The iconography of its wall...
In western Lesvos, inside the caldera of an old inactive volcano, in an area dominated by volcanic soils and rock diversity, the picturesque Anemotia is built, in the center of which is the stone-built temple of the Transfiguration. According to information, it is the...
