Church of Archangel Gabriel : It
is 6km at the southern of Mytilini, at the suburb of kayiani or
Taxiarches. It was built in 1903 and it is the third building that has
taken the place of the previous two.
It is of Byzantine architectural style, cruciform
with a Gothic dome. The whole roof of the church has been covered with
artistic crosswise vaults decorated with plasterworks. Slabs of white
marble cover the floor and in the middle there is a curved two-headed
eagle ( symbol of the Byzantine Empire ).
The iconostasis and the Metropolite throne - kept
from the previous church - are fretwork pieced of art and they belong to
the beginning of the 18th century. The church is full of impressive holy
icons and wall paintings.
On yearly basis numerous pilgrims visit the
church. The view from the garden that surrounds it, is fantastic as it
faces the port of Mytilene and the Aegean Sea.
