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project info
Start date: 1 May 2024
End date: 31 December 2027
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 2 300 000,00 €
EU contribution: 1 954 999,97 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Restoration of towers P7 P8 and post-towers M6M7 M7M8 and M8 M9 of the Medieval Castle of Molyvos

The Castle of Molyvos in the place of ancient Mithymna declared as a historical listed monument is founded on a hill of dark andesite and is one of the best preserved castles of Lesvos It is built at the highest point of the peninsula occupying the southern part of the fortification of the ancient city Built in 1373 from crude stones and mortar replaced the pre-existing Byzantine castle The northeastern corner of which is the most protected in terms of fortification remains of the ancient Acropolis occupies an area of about 15 acres including both enclosures of the Acropolis. access through the central gate and the vaulted passage from which the visitor will be led to the interior of the castle In the outdoor area and to the north of it through a stone-built scale the visitor will have the opportunity to tour the northeastern part of the castle enclosure related to the natural object of the act and mainly to get to know the medieval defensive system of the walls of the medieval period with the bastions and metapyrgia that will be restored

Flag of Greece  Λέσβος, Λήμνος, Greece