Our excursion departs at 09:00 o’clock to visit the Bournia gulf, where one can see a few seds belonging to fishermen and the church of Zoodochos Pigi.These are the remains of an important Byzantine city called Kotsinas.
Kotsinas was first a small commercial port that belonged to Hephaistia.The port was big and safe. In time, Kotsinas has become an important commercial center. The new settlement became big and soon was fortified as a castle, probably by Venetians to be protected from the pirates.In 1478 the Turks tried to capture and destroy the «Kastro» of kotsinas and they almost succeeded. At last moment when a local young woman named «Maroula»
saw her father, dead, had grabbed his sword and attack revived the morale and courage of her compatriots who then fought violently against the enemy. Finally the enemy left the island. Maroula became a legend in all the island and a symbol of Freedom. The statue of Maroula is found in Kotsinas on the place where the «Kastro» used to be. The statue shows Maroula holding a sword, in raised hand.Next to the statue, there is the church and a catacomb, fifty seven stoned steps lead down to a spring, that was supplying water to the Kastro in the ancient times.Now it is believed, the water is holy.Next destination is the temple of Kaberoi. The temple of Kaberoi was found on
Chloi Cape, close to Hephaistia, by the Italian Archeological School of Athens in 1937-39. The excavations have been continued since 1982.In Lemnos and Samothrace, we find the most convincing proofs of Kaveirous
religion. They believed that Kaveiroi were ancestors of the human race and also that they were the first navigators which planned their kindness towards sailor.Ceremonies in favour of Kaveiroi called Kaveirian mysteries were taking place in Lemnos.
Next visit is the village Kontopouli, remains one of the largest villages on the island. It is very interesting there to visit the traditional pottery shop.According our excursion we visit then the village of Moudros. Moudros is a very beautiful, picturesque village with a population of 1000 people. It is located on the east side of Moudros bay on the roots of a small hill. Moudros bay is one of the biggest, natural bays in Greece.It is also of great ecological importance. The church
of «Taxiarches», which was built around 1370, is located at the end of a beautiful road close to market «agora». It is worth to visiting this church, the interior is captivating, especially the wooden «templo» that separates the church into two distinguishing parts. It took the sculptor two years to finish this «templo».
Lunch-time in Moudros.
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