Mytilene

This city is not to be confused with a village in the island of Samos named Mytilinioi

Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni, Turkish: Midilli), also Mytilini is the capital city of Lesbos (formerly known as Mytilene), a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, and the Lesbos Prefecture as well. It has a population of 32,000. Mytilene is linked with a highway numbered (GR-67) linking to Skala Eressou on the other side of the island of Lesbos. Farmlands surround Mytilini, the mountains cover the west and to the north. The airport is located a few kilometres south on the small highway.

Mytilini has a beautiful port with ferries to the nearby islands of Lemnos and Chios and some other islands especially for freight but there is no regular service to the Turkish side except for freight. The port also serves the mainland cities of Piraeus, Athens and Thessaloniki. One boat, named during the 2001 IAAF games in Edmonton, is named Kenteris, after Kostas Kenteris, and serves this city (his hometown) with 5-hour routes from Athens and Thessaloniki. The main port serving Mytilini on the Greek mainland is Piraeus.

Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	24,991	-	-	-
1991	23,971	-1,020/-4.08%	33,157	-
2001	27,247	+3,276/+13.7%	-	-

Sporting teams

*Aeolikos - third division

Other

Mytilene has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, a post office, beaches, a hospital and a few squares (plateies). The town of Mytilene is also the center of the University of the Aegean.

External links

*http://www.mytilini.gr
*Lesvos Travel Guide : http://www.visitlesvos.gr/
*Lesvos Travel and Tourism Blog
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
**Satellite images: Google - image not yet available

See also

*Communities of the Lesbos prefecture