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Extract from the Mlyvos (Mthymna) Travel Guides:
MLYVOS
(officially Mthymna), 61km from Mytilni, is arguably the most beautiful village on Lsvos. Tiers of sturdy, red-tiled houses, some standing defensively with their rear walls to the sea, mount the slopes between the picturesque harbour and the
Genoese castle
(Tues-Sun 8am-2.30pm; ?1.50), which provides interesting rambles around its perimeter walls and views of Turkey across the straits. Closer examination reveals a score of weathered Turkish fountains along flower-fragrant, cobbled alleyways, a reflection of the fact that before 1923 Muslims constituted over a third of the local population and owned most of the fines... read the whole Mlyvos (Mthymna) Travel Guides...
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