North Aegean Islands
Lesvos
Lesbos

Castle of Mytilene

The Castle of Mytilene, also Fortress of Mytilene, is located in on the Greek island of , . It is maintained in good condition and is one of the largest castles in the Mediterranean covering an area of 60 acres.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle on Lesvos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Mytilene Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yeni Mosque and Archaeological Museum - New Building.

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former in partial ruins, located in on the island of , in the region of . It was built in 1825 by local governor Mustafa Agha Koulaxiz, the largest and newest of the Ottoman era mosques on the island. is situated 420 metres west of Castle of Mytilene.

Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Mytilene is a in in . Initially the museum was housed in a building erected by the American Classic Studies School in 1935. is situated 520 metres south of Castle of Mytilene.

Lighthouse
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The Fykiotripa or Akra Kastro is a lighthouse built at the outer edge of , on the island of . is situated 410 metres east of Castle of Mytilene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.

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is the capital of the island of , and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Castle of Mytilene.

Village
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is a village on the east coast of ; 6 km north of . As of 2011, had 906 inhabitants which were primarily fishermen. is situated 5 km northwest of Castle of Mytilene.

Castle of Mytilene

Latitude
39.11145° or 39° 6′ 41″ north
Longitude
26.56244° or 26° 33′ 45″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8GF84H66+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254803957
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­history
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13132179
Wiki­data ID
Q17371472
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Castle of Mytilene” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة ميتيليني”
  • Chinese: “米蒂利尼城堡”
  • Finnish: “Mytilínin linna”
  • French: “château de Mytilène”
  • French: “Château de Mytilène”
  • German: “Burg Mytilini”
  • German: “Castle of Mytilini”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Μυτιλήνης”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Μυτιλήνης”
  • Russian: “Крепость Митилини”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Mitilene”
  • Tatar: “Митилини кальгасы”
  • Turkish: “Midilli Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мітиленська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Мітиленський замок”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Mytilene”. Photo: TheJerboa, CC BY-SA 3.0.