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FYSSINI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 91140
Physsini is mentioned during the last century. Nevertheless ruins
belonging to medieval buildings are found there. The place names of the region
are documented since the 14th century. The characteristic type of the Limnian
rural house is still preserved here. At a distance from the village is the church
of Aghios Sozon, the main saint worshipped on the island. Guest rooms have been
built to serve the worshippers who usually come here the evening before the holy
day, to attend the vespers.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
KALIOPI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 41336
According to tradition, Kalli was a woman who owned large areas of
fertile land. Her obedients created the village Kalliopi. Her sarcophagus - made
of marble and decorated with engraved representations - is built in a wall that
surrounds the cemetery of the village. The church of Aghios Georgios was built
in 1869. Aghios Ceorgios is honoured with horse races. The riders compete on horses
without saddles. The winner, after running around the temple three times, accepts
the prize from the priest at the ante-temple and goes into the church on the horse
to light a candle in honour of the saint. The prize once was a lamb with a red
ribbon around its neck. Today it is just a medal with a red ribbon.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
KAMINIA (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 91238
KONTOPOULI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 41328
Kondopouli remains one of the largest villages on the island. The
soil here is quite productive and people still cultivate land intensively. It
flourished especially during the last century. During the German occupation, great
destruction was caused in the village, but is still keeps part of its preceding
prestige. According to tradition the columns of Aghios Demetrios are ancient,
in a secondary use. Although this does not seem to be right, since the columns
most likely have been engraved during the last century. In 1948, poet Yiannis
Ritsos lived in exile in Kondopouli.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
LYCHNA (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 71191
MOUDROS (Small town) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The village of Moudros until 1914 constituted a municipality. It still
is the economic center of eastern Limnos. The village is first referred to in
1355. Around 1380 it belonged to the Monastery
of Vatopedion of Mount Athos.
During the 18th century two castles were preserved here. The one of Moudros and
another one given to the Monastery
of Vatopedion in 1362 by the Great Military Commander of Limnos,
Georgios Astras. Today two churches exist in Moudros: Taxiarches, probably built
in 1370 and Evangelistrias, built in 1904. Moudros owes its importance especially
to the port. It is one of the best natural ports in the Mediterranean if not the
best. The gulf of Moudros protected from the northern winds and the streams coming
from Dardanellia, is navigable
even by large ships. During the Balkan wars, the gulf was used as a starting point
from Pavlos Koudouriotis. During 1914-1916 it constituted one of the nautical
bases for the alliances in the enterprises of Kallipolis
and those of Dardanellia.
Moudros also served as an anchorage for about 500 ships and as much as 30.000
soldiers camped here. Their presence contributed to the trade flourish. Coming
out of Moudros, on the road to Roussopouli,
is the alliance cemetery. Many victims of the 1st World War were buried here in
clusters depending upon their nationality.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
PANAGIA (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 94206
Around 1866 certain families left Aghios Ipatios and settled in Panaghia.
A year before - in 1865 - the church of Panaghia was built on top of ruins of
an older one, which was called Panaghia Sergouniotissa.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
PLAKA (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 94240
Plaka was established during the last century. Northeast of the village
is the cape of Vriokastro or Palaiokastro, where Kritovoulos the Imbrian disembarked
when the island was occupied by the Turks. In the reefs of Mythones an ancient
town is sunk. The ruins of the houses and the paved roads are well distinguished
under the sea level. It is believed that this town is Homeric Chryssi which was
sunk in 197 B.C. according to Pausanias. In this town, according to mythology
the snake bit Philoctetes, the hero of the Trojan war. The most beautiful of the
correlated traditions believes that Philoctetes was cured by the clay which exists
at the site Roussounia, near Aghios Charalambos. This clay was quite effective
for those who suffered form rheumatisms. The Christian view states that the root
of the tree that exists near Aghios Charalambos came alone form the sea with the
icon of the saint on it. From this root - it never gets rotten although it is
always wet - sacred water is derived.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
REPANIDI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 41180
Repanidi is also referred to in the documents since 1285. It is also
one of the most wealthy villages, as the plain is quite large and the earth fertile.
Clusters of oak-trees exist in the plain. They must have been the remains of a
forest. The acorns were once a trade good and the inhabitants owned sailing ships
to transport them. The oldest church of the village, Aghios Georgios was built
around 1840. The interior was decorated with a plaster plant-like decoration.
One of the first schools of the island was established in a mill, later in a potter's
shop until 1875, when the school was built. As one enters the village - from the
side of Kotsinas - he will
see the famous jars dug in the volcanic stone. They belong to some families of
the village and are used for storing wine and grains.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
ROMANO (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 71468
Romanou was first mentioned at the end of the 18th century especially
for its stone - grey-black granite - from which most residences of the island
were built. At the entrance of the village is a fountain which was restored in
1849. The water is believed to be sacred. The church of the Christ’s Genesis
was built in 1830. The hagiographies that decorate the interior were created by
the famous Imvrian painter Efstatios Haemente. In some distance from the village
is the church of Aghios Constandinos. Worshippers from all over the island used
to come here on the 21st of May to honour the saint and they still continue to
do so.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
ROUSSOPOULI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 91443
SKANDALI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
Tel: +30 22540 91174
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