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<BODY> <h1>Molivos - Molyvos - Mithymna in Lesvos (Lesbos) Greece</h1> <p> <a href="index.htm" class="left">Molivos - Mithymna - Molyvos</a><br> <a href="molivos-molyvos.htm" class="left">A UNIQUE Destination!</a><br> <a href="lesvos.htm" class="left">...on Lesvos (Lesbos) island</a><br> <a href="gettingthere.htm" class="left">Getting to & around</a><br> <a href="thingstosee.htm" class="left">What to see</a><br> <a href="thingstodo.htm" class="left">What to do</a><br> <a href="tourism.htm" class="left">How to...</a><br> <a href="multimedia.htm" class="left">Multimedia Gallery in mithymna</a><br> <a href="news.htm" class="left">NEWS, INTERESTS in molivos</a><br> <a href="eventsinmolivos.htm" class="left">Calendar of Events in molyvos</a><br> <a href="odigos.htm" class="left">Hotels, Accommodation, Travel agencies, car rentals</a><br> <a href="index-de.htm" class="left">Lesbos insel Griechenland</a><br> <a href="index-gr.htm" class="left">Μόλυβος Μήθυμνα Λέσβος</a> <p> <a href="http://www.visitmolivos.com"><img border="0" src="folder.gif" alt="Welcome to Molivos - Molyvos - Mithymna in Lesvos (Lesbos) Greece" width="28" height="18"></a> <p>Molivos (Mithymna or Molyvos) is locate on Lesvos (Lesbos) island in Greece. Choose from a luxury hotel to a private villa and from low budget rooms to mansions, traditional houses, studios, apartments and why not… a beautiful camping site! A room with a view, a room by the beach, a peaceful room, a room under the stars.<p>The traditional settlement: Despite the times the sight of Molyvos still provokes an explosion of sensations. As you take the last turn on the national road from Mytilini to Molyvos, you are overwhelmed by the astounding beauty of this northern edge of the island.<br> Characterized as a preserved settlement since 1965, Molyvos still remains a “painting of a city”, as some 18th century travelers called it. An excellent sample of folk wisdom and architecture, this is a land made of wood, stone and colors. Having accomplished a natural balance resulting from the effort to combine the villagers daily needs, its beauty takes your breath away. <p>Amphitheatrically built on its proud rock, crowned with the grey mass of its byzantine fortress, it embraces the Aegean Sea that separates it from Troy and the Asia Minor coasts. Benefiting from its ancient location Molyvos plays with the light. As the day moves to a closure and the light changes everything seems different. <p>Enclosed courtyards with jasmines and bougainvilleas, mazy streets made of stone and round squares protected by age-long plane trees unavoidably give the visitor a taste of the area’s history. Every single historical period is uniquely imprinted on the settlement’s structure and the small plain around it. Here you spend your days among constant reminders of all historical periods: Antiquity, the Roman times, Byzantium and Gatteluzzi, the post byzantine era and the Ottoman period, the Middle Ages, the Asia Minor and refuge years, the time of the massive internal and external immigration. A living monument of all major historical eras every part of Molyvos is a nostalgic, captivating journey.In Molyvos time holds still. It is a time of fairytale. It humanizes and transforms you. Molyvos always invites you to live the day and be reborn in its light.<h2>Restaurants, hotels, villas, low budget rooms, mansions, traditional houses, studios, apartments, rent a car, travel agencies</h2> <p><a href="index.htm"><img border="0" src="folder.gif" alt="Choose from a luxury hotel to a private villa and from low budget rooms to mansions, traditional houses, studios, apartments and why not… a beautiful camping site! A room with a view, a room by the beach, a peaceful room, a room under the stars." width="28" height="18"></a> <p>The locals’ activities have been formed through various cultural influences brought about by the area’s relationship with the sea and transportation, the plain and the mountains. Sailors and travelers have spent their lives here from the ancient times to the present day. Farmers, cattlemen and fishermen, merchants and craftsmen all have their place in the local economy. Bringing together the generosity and wisdom of the East and the tolerance of the West, they are the living soul of Molyvos. Simple, sociable, kind, benign, tolerant and hospitable the people of Molyvos continue to bear in their soul and mind the history of both their ancestors and their homeland. <p>Although nobody has abandoned the old occupations and trades, touristic activities have conquered more and more people since the 1960s. You can still meet the fishermen and get to know their techniques. You can still watch the wood-carver, the builder of stone made houses, the carpenter and the shipwright mending their boats in the harbor. <br> Spend some time in the mountains watching the harvest of the olives; get to know the shepherds and their flocks; take part in the oil production processes, the making of the yoghurt and the famous types of cheese that the area produces. <p>Craftsmen of the wood and the stone, weavers, ceramists, wood-cravers, hagiographers and jewelry makers will show you around a world of creativity giving you a taste of the locals’ abilities. Merchants, restaurant owners and coffeehouse keepers will be your personal guide into the world of the local products and traditional dishes. <br>Hardworking, warm and hospitable the people of Molyvos invite you to learn how to really enjoy life in a small scale economy beyond the vast competitive, full of anxiety world. <p> <a href="index.htm" class="left">Molivos - Mithymna - Molyvos</a><br> <a href="molivos-molyvos.htm" class="left">A UNIQUE Destination!</a><br> <a href="lesvos.htm" class="left">...on Lesvos (Lesbos) island</a><br> <a href="index-de.htm" class="left">Lesbos insel Griechenland</a><br> <a href="index-gr.htm" class="left">Μόλυβος Μήθυμνα Λέσβος</a> <p>Find in Molivos (Molyvos) hotels, private villas and low budget rooms to mansions, traditional houses, studios, apartments or a beautiful camping site! <br> Rooms to let with a view, a rooms by the sandy or pebble beaches, a peaceful room, a room under the stars… <p><a href="index-gr.htm"><img border="0" src="folder.gif" alt="Μόλυβοσ (Μήθυμνα), Λέσβος" width="28" height="18"></a> <p> <a href="molivostourismboard.htm" class="left">Molivos Tourism Association</a><br> <a href="contacts.htm" class="left">Contacts</a> </BODY>