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General Info - Districts
The Municipality of Agia Paraskevi consists of the Municipal Districts of Agia Paraskevi, Napi and the coastal settlements of Kantri and Messa.
The Town Hall of the Municipality is situated in the town of Agia Paraskvevi, a town of long tradition. The town is hidden in the heart of the island and spreads in a hilly area surrounded by bigger mountains, thus hidden from the main road artery of Lesbos.
This special feature creates a “theatrical” surprise to the visitor who suddenly sees this quite town, resting in the arms of the hills, appearing in front of his eyes. The simple geometrical lines of rural houses and the austere square shapes of the church and the oil press, are harmoniously opposed to the decorated surfaces of the urban mansions and the “objets d’art” on the Educational Institutes and the Town Hall, thus composing a picturesque and impressive image which gives evidence of the prestige and the rise of the town from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th, when most of these buildings were constructed. This impression is even more intensified from the harmony between constructions and natural environment.
At the south lays the fertile valley of Alikes, the Kalloni Gulf, while at the southeast we find the relics of Ancient Pyrra and the Sanctuary of Messa.
At the east, lays the great pine forest of the island and the river Milopotamos with the ruins of old watermills. In this same area we find the old christian Holy Temple of Chalinados, while more to the south lays the archeological site of Messa and further to the south, the relics of ancient Pyrra.
At the west, we find the river Tsiknias, the ancient Temple of Klopedi, the hill of Prophet Elias (where ruins of a prehistoric settlement have been discovered), the historic cave of Agia Paraskevi at the foot of the hill and the Kremasti Bridge.
At the northern part of Agia Paraskevi and at a distance of 3km, lays the picturesque sub-mountainous village of Napi. This village spreads amphitheatrically on the southern slope of Ntoumpa hill, giving a great view of the valley of Agia Paraskevi as well as of the gulf and the mainland, the stunning mountain of Olympus, the Ancient Pyrra and the Makares.
It is a very scenic village, the houses built on the rocky hill, while next to them, a small wood creates a lovely contrast with the yellowish rocks. The agricultural area spreads to mountain olive groves and grazings with bushes and oaks.
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