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Pilgrimage in Lesvos
Panagia of Agiasos, one of the most important pilgrimages in Greece. The image of Mary holding Christ was created by St. Luke with mastic and wax and moved from Jerusalem to Agiasos by Agathon monk of Ephesus in 803 AD. Numerous pilgrims swarm on 15th August to worship the miraculous icon.
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Smyrida
Smyrida, in the local dialect "Smyrigli" (emery), is a rock which is found only on the island of Naxos. The emery of Naxos is located in the bowels of Ammomaxi Mountain, in Northern Naxos and between the villages of Apiranthos and Koronos.
Similar emery deposits exist in Turkey, with a simila...

Vyzitsa, the tenable village
Vyzitsa has been characterized as the tenable village, been a live museum of traditional Pelion architecture that impresses the visitors from the first moment. It is one of the better preserved Greek traditional dorps...