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Mesa, GR
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A place of age-old worship and seat of the “Commune of Lesbians”, the Sanctuary of Messon was named after its location in the middle of the island.
The first religious building was erected during the Archaic period; it was succeeded, around 300 BC, by a temple dedicated to the Lesbian Triad (Zeus, Hera, Dionysus), while, later, an Early Christian basilica and a Middle Byzantine chapel dedicated to Archangel Michael were erected at the same site.
Directions
Rural district of Agia Paraskevi
81100, Lesbos
On foot
8 minutes from the settlement of Mesa
By car
2 minutes from the settlement of Mesa
31 minutes from the city of Mytilene
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full price: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
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Contact
Archaeological Site of the Sanctuary of Mesa
T: +30 22530 31786
Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesbos
T: +30 22510 22087, +30 22510 40716, +30 22510 42589, +30 22510 40135, +30 22510 40136
E: efales@culture.gr
