Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 22510 23372; admission €2; 8.30am-2pm & 5-8pm Tue-Sun)
Varia, 4km south of My-
tilini, is the unlikely host of the Teriade Museum with its astonishing collection of paint-
ings by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Le Corbusier and Matisse. The museum
honours the Lesvos-born artist and critic Stratis Eleftheriadis, who brought the work of
primitive painter and fellow Lesvos native Theophilos to international attention.
Theophilos Museum
MUSEUM
(admission €2; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun)
Several prestigious Greek museums and galleries
display paintings by so-called primitive painter Theophilos, a folk hero among Greek
literati, though he barely scratched out an existence, moving frequently and painting
coffee-house walls for his daily bread.
Courses
Hellenic Culture Centre
LANGUAGE COURSE
( 6944105484, 22510 91660, in Athens 210 523 8149;
www.hcc.edu.gr
;
Varia; 2-week course
€750)
The well-organised Hellenic Culture Centre conducts intensive summer
Greek-language courses in Varia, 3km south of Mytilini Town. At time of research, the
school was relocating. Contact them for exact location and summer schedule.
Sleeping
Alkaios Rooms
PENSION $
( 6945507089, 22510 47737;
www.alkaiosrooms.gr
; Alkaiou 16 & 30; s/d/tr incl breakfast €35/
45/55; )
This collection of 30 clean, well-kept rooms nestled discreetly in several
renovated traditional buildings is Mytilini's most attractive budget option. It's a two-
minute walk up from Paradosiaka Bougatsa Mytilinis on the waterfront.
Hotel Lesvion
HOTEL $
( 22510 28177;
www.lesvion.gr
;
waterfront; s/d/tr from €45/60/70; )
The well-posi-
tioned Lesvion is the newest addition to the harbour, a well-managed lodging with at-
tractive modern rooms and friendly service.
Iren Rooms
PENSION $
