my region - greece
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A presentation of our school - city - islandTRANSCRIPT
Ecotour 2.0Comenius Project
2011 - 2013
My Region
ContentsOur schoolOur cityOur island
4th Junior High School of Mytilene
Founded 1979
180 students
24 teachers
School Life
School Life
Mytilene The Capital of Lesvos Island
Views of Mytilene
30.000 people Founded in the 10th century B.C.
The Castle of Mytilene
One of the largest in The MediterraneanStarted in 483 A.D. completed in 1462 by the Gatelouzi from Genoa
The Statue of Liberty
Similar with the one in New York
The Ancient Theatre
Great acoustics
15.000 people capacity
The Roman Aqueduct
Supplied Mytilene with water during the Roman Era in the 2nd century A.D.
Mansions
Built in 19th century
Churches
St Therapon the biggest church built in 1860
Museums
Theofilos
ByzantineTeriade
Archeological
Lesvos IslandThe 3rd island in the Aegean Sea with a history that goes
back 2 million years ago. It had developed an advanced civilization.
Landscape
The Petrified Forest
High volcanic activity in the area in pre-historic times, resulted in the petrification of the existing forest and other pieces of flora.
Popular ArtPottery workshops
Woodcarving
Woven - textiles
Traditional dances - Santouri
Hot Springs
With 87,6 oC the hottest in Europe
Famous Products
Famous People
Sappho and Alcaeus
Arion
Theophrastus
TheophilosPittakos
Odysseas Elytis
Odysseas Elytis
1979 Nobel – Prize Winner