Mithymna (Molyvos), Dytiki Lesbos, Lesbos,North Aegean
Castle of Mithymna
or Castle of Molyvos
| Location: |
| Mithymna (Molyvos), Lesbos |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| North Aegean Lesbos | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Dytiki Lesbos • Mithymna (Molyvos) | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 90 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14th century | GENOAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
Relatively Good
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The second in importance castle of Lesbos island is in Mithymna (or Molyvos). Its current form is the result of work done by the Genoans in the 14th century with some additions by the Ottomans later.
History
On the hill, there was an ancient acropolis since the 5th century BC. The Byzantines built a fortress in the place of the Acropolis, probably in the 6th century AD.
In 1373 the Genoan Francis I ordered the reconstruction of the castle.
The castle was destroyed when the Genoans took it in the 13th century.
In 1373 the Genoans reconstructed the castle. The Ottomans, who occupied the island in 1462, made their own repairs and modifications in the following centuries.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | August 2012 |
Sources
- Website ΟΔΥΣΣΕΥΣ - Greek Ministry of Culture - Κάστρο Μήθυμνας (in Greek only)
- Video by the user Nick Drone Μόλυβος (Κάστρο) - Μolivos (Castel) | 4K
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Access from Molyvos, Lesvos island. |
| Entrance: |
| Ticket entrance. Limited hours. |
| Other castles around |
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| Palaiokastro of Kalloni |
| Ovriokastro |
| Tower of Parakoila |
| Kastreli of Stypsi |
| Chalandrokastro |
