Church of S. Basil

Church of S. Basil is a church in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands. Church of S. Basil is situated nearby to the village Moria, as well as near Roman Aqueduct.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Aqueduct and Kalamiaris palm forest.

Roman Aqueduct

Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roman Aqueduct is situated 1 km southwest of Church of S. Basil.

Kalamiaris palm forest or Panayouda palm forest is a semi-natural small palm forest on the east coast of Lesbos island. The original twenty-four Canary Island date palms were planted by the English diplomat Atkinson who brought them from Egypt in the late 19th century.

Valide Mosque

Museum

Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Valide Mosque, known locally as the Valide Djami, is a former mosque in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Completed in 1615 during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in the 1920s, following the Balkan Wars and the Greco-Turkish population exchange, and was left in a partial ruinous state. Valide Mosque is situated 4 km southeast of Church of S. Basil.