Mytilene is considered as one of the most ancient towns of Eastern Aegean. It has been established - as a town-state - since the beginning of the 10th century BC and architectural ruins of the Ancient, Classic, Hellenistic, Roman and Medieval times have been excavated all around the town and mainly to the area limited by the central Ermou street and Epano Skala’s area.

    The modern town of Mytilene spreads amphitheatrically along the Southeastern coasts of the island. The old- northern - harbor, Epano Skala, has been substituted by the southern one during the beginning of the 20th century. At the same time the town expanded towards the Northwestern with the establishment of the refuges’ settlement after the Asia Minor Disaster in 1922 and a little bit later towards the South, Southwestern. Old neighborhoods - Sourada, Kioski- till today keep their aristocratic tint with the restoration of artistic mansions, built in 19th and 20th century. Mytilene’s harbor offers all the necessary substructures. The airport is situated at a distance of 10Km away from the town’s center, while a secondary commercial port and a marina are under construction.

    As we follow the main road from the harbor of Mytilene, at the southern exit we meet the picturesque suburbs of Sourada and Aklediou with the restored neoclassic mansions. Afterwards as we go on at the first road junction we reach the site of Varia, an area full of olive trees and where the Museums of Theophilos (Popular Art) and Elephteriadi - Terriade (Library of Modern Art) are situated. If we go uphill at the eastern we can visit the village Kayiani or Taxiarches, with the homonymous church dedicated to Archangel Gabriel, and then as we descend backwards if we follow the first crossroad we meet at the eastern, we will approach the small picturesque villages of Ayia Marina and Pligoni. As we go downhill again back to the main road towards the airport, our travelogue continues beside the sea. The area after the airport is called Neapolis, a coastal tourism resort.

   Charamida is a fantastic beach protected by summer winds and it attracts numerous visitors. After a while we reach the fantastic beach of Ayios Ermoyenis and as we go on at the southern we reach the mountainous village Loutra, while a secondary road towards the west guides us to the coastal area of Skala Loutron.