Location information

Church of Panayia Gorgona

(Virgin Mary the Mermaid) : It is at the northwest of Mytilene (48 km), at the picturesque port of Skala Sykameneas, built on a small rock in the sea. It is called Virgin Mary the Mermaid from an icon that shows Virgin Mary with a mermaid’s tail (painted by an unknown folk artist).

This text is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains images.

• http://www.lesvos.gr/nomos/lesvos_tourist_guide/en... (1 img.)