The town of Mytilini was first founded on the small island where the Enetic castle was later constructed. Mytilini reached her highest development around the 7th-6th century with the philosopher Pittakos and the poets Alkeos and Sapho. It is about 188 miles from Piraeus and it has about 25000 inhabitants. Impressive buildings of a neo-classic architecture, historical monuments, unique archaeological treasures, like the mosaic-works found at Menandros' s House (exhibited now at the Archaeological Museum) and the natural hot springs compose a rich cultural context. In the centre of Mytilene we will find the Ministry of the Aegean Sea, the Regional Administration of the North Aegean Sea and the Central Administration of the University of the Aegean Sea.