View of the seaside settlement of Mithymna, Lesvos
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Colour photograph depicting Molyvos (Mythimna) on Lesvos. From an elevated viewpoint, part of the traditional settlement can be seen, with stone-built houses and tiled roofs arranged in tiers above the coastline. Among them stands out a house with a red wooden projecting bay window (sachnisi) and red shutters, while the Aegean Sea extends in the background.
Item type:
Slide
Date:
n.d.
Subject:
Aegean, architecture, tree, sea, Lesvos, Molyvos, North Aegean Islands, settlement, shutter, tradition, stone, sachnisi, house, roof, colour
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