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The Holy Relics of St. Valentine Lie on Lesbos Island

The Municipality of Lesbos will commemorate Saint Valentine with a series of events at the Church of Metastasis of Virgin Mary in Mytilene where the holy relics of the saint lie. The Greek Post Office, honoring Saint Valentine and Lesvos...

Greek Island for Sale, 800,000 Euros Only!

For those looking for a unique and expensive Christmas gift idea, there is a small Greek island sold for 800,000 euros only. This is what the Daily Mail wrote about Little Lesbos, a 16-acre uninhabited island situated just 200 meters off...

Woman with AIDS Sees Her Name on Posters in Mytilene

Photocopies of a medical report bearing the name of a local woman diagnosed with AIDS appeared on walls throughout the center of Lesbos, capital of the island of Mytilene in the northeast Aegean Sea. According to local media reports, hundreds...

Two Greek Islands Top Destinations for Gay Couples

British tourist agencies recommend the Greek islands of Mykonos and Lesbos as ideal honeymoon destinations for gay couples, who are now legally allowed to marry in parts of the UK. The list of ideal destinations also includes Brighton, Miami, Sydney,...

Video Showing Coast Guard Officers Threatening Immigrants

A few days after the tragedy on the island of Farmakonisi, eastern Greece, that left the Greek and international community shocked, the Deutsche Welle presented a video that reveals the maltreatment of immigrants  by Greek coast guard officers and the...

Young Man in Mytilene Returns Bag with 2,800 euros

A lesson of honesty is to be learned from a 29-year-old in Mytilene, from a town on the island of Lesbos, in North Aegean, Greece, who found and gave back a ladies bag containing the sum of 2,800 euros....

Ouzo: The Greek Drink's History & Health Benefits

The anise-flavored aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus has been for many years considered to have various medical properties and health benefits for its consumers, if drunk in reasonable proportions, that is. Greek folk medicine spread...

20-year-old Shot Himself In Mytilene

The local community of Mytilene, capital of the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean, is shocked after the news of the suicide of a 20-year-old man, according to lesvosnews.gr. The young man was found dead inside the cemetery yard...

Illegal Immigrants Arrested On Lesbos

Some 95 immigrants were detained on the island of Lesbos, which is close to Turkey, and now a preferred landing spot because of a fence built along the Turkish border. The immigrants arrived at the port of Mytilini, capital...

Turkish Medical Tourism Lures Lesbos Residents

A private hospital in Adramyttion, Turkey is calling the residents of the Greek Island Lesbos for medical exams and hospitalization at very good prices, while they are bombarded with publicity in the press and on the Internet, according to...