YPPO: New cultural destinations in Mytilini and Ambeliko of Lesvostranslated

The Ministry of Culture, in accordance with the strategic planning of the Cultural Development and Prosperity Map, continues to deliver, in the critical arc of the country, complete cultural projects, handing over to local communities monuments that were rescued, restored, and given new life. The Ministry of Culture treats cultural heritage not as a static imprint of the past, but as a living pillar of identity, cohesion and sustainable development by steadily investing in cultural projects, connecting historical memory with the present, creating strong conditions for the future and the economic development of local societies.

On the first day of her two-day visit to Lesbos, the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni presented to the local community and its numerous visitors, the restored northern enclosure of the Mytilini Castle, the roofs and domes of the Holy Church of Agios Therapondas, in Mytilini, a monument with an emotional and religious response to the residents, the modernized Resin Museum and the restored medieval Gatelouzo Tower, in Ambeliko. These are projects that protect monuments of different historical periods and cultural...