Mytilene castle
The fortress of Mytilene was the biggest as well as one of the strongest castles in the East Mediterranean. Its initial nucleus, which was formed during Byzantine years, is thought to have been built on the grounds of the ancient Acropolis. The first significant alterations to the castle took place during the period of Lesbos dominion of Gateluzzi and more specifically of the ruler Francisco Gateluzzo in the year 1373. A number of other alterations and additions followed, the most important being that of the Ottomans in 1677, to whom we attribute the lower northern part of the fortification. After the liberation from the Turks, in 1912, the fort was used as military barracks.
