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Picture © Credits to istock/nejdetduzen

North Aegean


This region is composed only of small islands, located in Aegean Sea really close to Turkey....

The five biggest islands of the region are : Lemnos, Lesbos, Chios, Samos and Ikaria. The capital of this region is Lesbos with the city of Mytilene. All those islands carry a big historical heritage. Significant places of the history of ancient Greece but also during the Turkish empire. Along time those islands change countries between Greece and Turkey. In all the islands religions has a strong presence, where you can find churches and mosques. All islands have forts and castles to defend themselves, but of course these islands are mostly known for there paradisiac places the hide. Creeks, beaches, turquoise waters are some of the samples.