Whoever comes the island of Lesvos should visit the village Agiasos. This mountainous Municipality has a particular green nature and excitable inhabitants.

 Its inhabitants are distinguished for their sagacity, their industry, and their intense intellectuality and of course for their good sense of humour. Its narrow and picturesque streets bring the visitor to another period of time.

The Municipality of Agiasos is a religious and intellectual centre, the mother country of wood carvers and ceramists. It will satisfy many of your expectations, especially if they have to do with the religion or the arts (theatre, dance and music), the nature or the tradition.

 The village Agiasos got its name from the inscription of the holly icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary that Agathon from Ierosolyma brought with him. The icon was named "Mother of God, Agia Sion". 

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     Anagnostirion is the cultural centre of Agiasos. It was founded in 1894, when the village was still under the Turkish Rule.

 The Anagnostirion is still present to the intellectual and artistic occupations of the village through its activities. Today it is established in its own building, which is situated at the beginning of the village.

In this building we will find a library with more than 20000 volumes of old and new books, which concern all the scientific fields, a big reading - room (in greek, called anagnostirion), a room for theatrical performances and cinema projections, a folklore museum and an exhibition room, where paintings are exhibited

The Cooperative of Women of Agiasos was founded two years before.Its members are eighty today. The difficulties that were faced in the beginning were enormous but there was so much love for creation that today we can say that the cooperation has achieved its purposes. 

Deal with the embroidery, the woollies, textile, women try to make themselves useful and offer a lot to the area of Agiasos

WOOD CURVES

    The craftsmen, who carved out of wood the reredos of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in 1812, were Greek citizens coming from Minor Asia. The art of sculpture on wood passed from these persons down to the inhabitants of Agiasos. All the wood carved pieces of work (chests, desks, tables, chairs, furniture for bedrooms, mirrors, icons etc.) are hand-made, of an excellent technique and quality and in very reasonable prices. That is why many clients visit today the workshops and the exhibitions in Agiasos so as to order carved hand-made furniture..

CERAMICS

    The craftsmen, who carved out of wood the reredos of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in 1812, were Greek citizens coming from Minor Asia. The art of sculpture on wood passed from these persons down to the inhabitants of Agiasos. All the wood carved pieces of work (chests, desks, tables, chairs, furniture for bedrooms, mirrors, icons etc.) are hand-made, of an excellent technique and quality and in very reasonable prices. That is why many clients visit today the workshops and the exhibitions in Agiasos so as to order carved hand-made furniture.

FOOD

In Agiasos, you will have the chance all the time of the year to taste the delicious fruits, such as apples, pears, cherries, sour cherries, walnuts, chestnuts, plums sold by their own producers in the village

WEAVING

  We will find excellent towels, sheets and blankets.

Useful pnones: (22520)

Town Hall: 22206

The Ecclesiatical Muuseum of Agiasos: 22242

Rural Office: 22225