Castle
Mithymna Castle
🇬🇷 Greece
Mithymna Castle, the castle or fortress of Molyvos (or of Mithymna), is located in the town of Molyvos (ancient Mithymna), in the north of Lesbos, and is the second largest castle on the island. It was built - upon the ancient Greek and the Byzantine acropolis - by the Gattilusi lords of Lesbos in the 14th century, and afterwards the Ottomans made repairs and additions.
Machine-translated from “Κάστρο Μολύβου” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mithymna Castle ranks #6,724 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #89 of the 134 mapped in Greece. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Mithymna Castle?
Mithymna Castle stands in Greece, at 39.3682°, 26.1775°.
How famous is Mithymna Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,724 of 8,133 worldwide, and #89 in Greece. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Mithymna Castle?
Babakale Castle, about 16 km away.
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