Mytilini Port — Attraction in Municipality of Mytilene

Mytilini Port is an important transportation hub, facilitating connections between Lesbos and other Greek islands, as well as mainland Greece and neighboring countries such as Turkey. It offers regular ferry services to destinations such as Athens, Thessaloniki, Chios, and Piraeus, among others.

The port area is bustling with activity, featuring various facilities such as ticket offices, waiting areas, cafes, and shops. The harbor is usually busy with ferries arriving and departing throughout the day.

Visitors to the port can enjoy a picturesque view of the town of Mytilene, with its colorful buildings and the impressive Castle of Mytilene standing proudly on a hill overlooking the port.

Moreover, the port area is a great starting point for exploring the island of Lesbos, which is known for its natural beauty, rich history, and charming villages. From Mytilini, visitors can easily access various attractions and landmarks on the island, such as the Petrified Forest, the medieval village of Molyvos, and the...

What's not to love about the beautiful put off mytilene? History, traditions, modern, new, it's all there. The waterfront is busy day and night with tourists, locals, couples, families, bars restaurants, cafes, shops, traders. It's all there withing (flat) walking distance. The surfaces are a bit uneven sometimes so if you are a wheelchair user or unsteady on your feet be sure to take care. The narrow lanes beihnd the front hide thousands of tiny interesting shops (and a naughty late club VIPs) to keep everyone amused and interested. Mytilene has lost a lot of its trade over the last few years with people seeing news reports of millions of migrants flooding the place. Whilst it's true it's a lot of them arrive there, it's nothing like the sensational press make it seem. In the past 8 months that I've been visiting, I've seen very few beggars and no trouble at all. Help the struggling locals out and build up the tourism again before they close for business and some beautiful little hotels are...

I have been many Greek Islands in Aegean Sea and also many ports. Mytiline Port is one of the best operated one of them. It is a big and important one since Almost same time 2-3 international boats from Ayvalık and soon after 3 of different Greek companies domestic giant ships approaching to the port. And I didn’t wait much there in a queue , in comparison to more southern Greek islands. Similar way, they opened the gates earlier so that people passed from control line easily. Downtown is so close and 5-10 mins...