The Fikiotripa is a lighthouse built at the outer edge of the location of ancient Mytilene.

Description

It stands on an inclined rock and looks like a boat stranded on the rocky shore. Constructed during the 1880s,to make it easier for sailors to approach the Mytilini port as well as improve the sail between the island of

Lesvos Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Asia Minor by the nar ...

and Asia Minor. A small building of , it is a trademark of Mytilene, with unlimited views to the north, east, and south.

History

It is one of the few preserved lighthouses of the North Aegean style. It was built in 1863 when the island was part of the

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. The light emitting components are placed on a steel rod that emerges from the building. After the Civil War it housed the Sea scouts club of Mytilene and afterwards it was used as a military outpost. The lighthouse was recently repaired and is actively used today. It is listed as a historical monument

Gallery

File:Fikiotripa.jpg, Fikiotripa lighthouse on a 19th-century postal card File:Fikiotripa_Sea.jpg

References

{{Landmarks of Lesbos Lighthouses in Greece Monuments and memorials in Greece Buildings and structures in Lesbos Buildings and structures completed in 1863