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Thank you very much. I really enjoyed my stay there. Nice and clean environment, great hospitality, just in the hearth of city. Everything was wonderful 🥰
Great Hostel and the staff are very helpful and kind. We had a great time. I recommend this place. Elena was really kind and helpful! Also very clean and nice lampshades
Hakkında
Archaia İssa, Parakoila köyü yakınlarındaki sessiz manzara içine yerleşmiş antik bir yerleşim yeri kalıntısı olarak, Midilli'nin katmanlı tarihöncesi ve klasik dönem geçmişine açılan bir pencere sunmaktadır. Adanın beş büyük antik kent-devleti olan Mytilene, Methymna, Antissa, Eresos ve Pyrrha kadar ün kazanmamış olsa da İssa, bu verimli adanın antik çağda ne denli yoğun bir nüfusa ev sahipliği yaptığının kanıtı niteliğindedir. Alan, Tunç Çağı'ndan klasik döneme uzanan geniş bir zaman dilimine tarihlendirilmektedir; bu dönemde Midilli'nin tepeleri ve kıyı ovaları, tarım, ticaret ve adanın tüm antik Yunan dünyasında şöhret kazanmasına yol açan zengin kültürel yaşamla geçinen pek çok topluluğa yurt olmuştur.
Parakoila'dan kısa bir yolculuk yaparak buraya gelen ziyaretçiler, bir zamanlar sakinleri için gerçek bir anlam taşıyan bu yerleşim yerinin sessiz onuruyla yüzleşir: temeller, dağınık taş işçiliği ve toprak yapılar, eski bir yaşamın izlerini günümüze taşımaktadır. Kalloni Körfezi'ne bakan dalgalı tepelerden oluşan çevre arazi, bu konumun neden seçildiğini gözler önüne sermektedir: verimli topraklar, geniş bir bakış açısı ve antik ticaretin can damarı olan su yollarına yakınlık. Bölgede bulunan çanak çömlek kırıkları ve mimari izler, büyük bir kentin anıtsal görkeminden ziyade süregelen bir yerleşimi ve sıradan antik yaşamın ritmini düşündürmektedir.
Archaia İssa, inceliklere açık meraklı gezginleri ödüllendiren bir mekândır. Burada yükselen sütunlar ya da büyük tapınaklar bulunmamaktadır; ancak alan, turist kalabalıklarından uzakta, özünde binlerce yıl boyunca pek az değişmiş bir manzara içinde gerçek bir eskiçağ atmosferi taşımaktadır. Yakın köy Parakoila'ya ve Kalloni havzasının daha geniş zenginliklerine yapılacak bir ziyaretle birleştirildiğinde, bu yer Midilli'nin derin insanlık tarihiyle sessiz ama akılda kalıcı bir karşılaşmaya dönüşmektedir.
Gitmeden önce
Ne beklemeli
Kalloni Körfezi'nin üzerindeki yamaçta dağılmış temel izleri ve taş kalıntıları arasında dolaşırken, Tunç Çağı'ndan klasik döneme uzanan sıradan bir antik yaşamın varlığını hissediyorsunuz — görkemli tapınaklar değil, burada çiftçilik yapan, ticaret eden ve günlerini inşa eden insanların sessiz izleri. Arazi neredeyse değişmemiş ve körfeze hâkim olan manzara, bu yerin neden yerleşime seçildiğini hemen açıklıyor. Su getirin ve anıtsal değil, atmosferik bir ödül bekleyin.
En iyi zaman
İlkbahar (Nisan–Mayıs) ve erken sonbahar (Eylül–Ekim) en uygun dönemlerdir — sıcaklık katlanılabilir ve alanı neredeyse yalnız başınıza gezebilirsiniz.
Nasıl gidilir
Midilli'den Kalloni yönünde yaklaşık bir saatlik sürüş yapın; oradan Parakoila köyüne kısa bir yol daha kat etmeniz gerekiyor ve eski yerleşim yeri köyün hemen dışındaki açık arazide yer alıyor.
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Visitor Reviews
Kristin Kristin
March 2026
I have stayed at the ISSA Lesvos Hostel two times. Three nights in September 2025 and a month now in February 2026. There was not once a moment where I did not feel comfortable, welcomed or unpleasant. Not only was everything always very clean, modern and efficient - the receptionists (Tanya, Katharina and Elena) are so lovely and attentive! They all do such a great job and really care about the experience and comfortableness of their guests. With all three you can have such a great chat but after a conversation with Tanya your heart is full with laughter and light. Thank you guys for such a great time!:)
Ahmet Tuna Dönmez
February 2026
Thank you very much. I really enjoyed my stay there. Nice and clean environment, great hospitality, just in the hearth of city. Everything was wonderful 🥰
Laurence Phillips
January 2026
Great Hostel and the staff are very helpful and kind. We had a great time. I recommend this place. Elena was really kind and helpful! Also very clean and nice lampshades
Owner Response
We sincerely appreciate your kind words and look forward to welcoming you again, to ISSA Lesvos.
Meryn Karagiannis
November 2025
My family loved our stay at Issa Lesvos - Elena and the staff assisting with reception and room maintenance were so lovely and caring. Our trip to the beautiful and restful Mytilene was greatly complemented by the convenient location, amenities and general homely atmosphere of the building and rooms. We are incredibly keen to return and couldn’t have asked for a better experience during our first trip to Greece!
Owner Response
We are thrilled to receive your feedback and thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures. The team at ISSA Lesvos are very pleased to have met you all and would love to welcome you back.
Desi Kaiafas
November 2025
The premises is located in the most beautiful laneways of Mytilini. The room we stayed in aesthetically pleasing. The staff are extremely friendly and very helpful. We will definitely be returning in the near future.
Owner Response
We sincerely appreciate your kind words and look forward to your next visit. Thank you for choosing to stay at ISSA Lesvos.
Erik Stout
November 2025
Issa Lesvos was hands down one of the best hostels I have had the pleasure of experiencing during my two-years-plus travels. Spacious lounge (with free coffee and tea) and lockers that were accessible before check-in and after check-out; great and spacious room with big lockers (very nice) and good beds; nice breakfast at MK's; and very kind, helpful, and interested staff. If there is any small minus to find, it would be that the downstairs/outside music can be heard rather loud in the room I was staying in (but nothing that earplugs can't keep out). All in all a wonderful experience and highly recommended hostel 🙏😊
Owner Response
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and generous review. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed the comfort, amenities, and hospitality at ISSA Lesvos. Your note about the music is appreciated.<br>Wishing you many more memorable journeys ahead, and we hope to welcome you back to ISSA Lesvos.
κωστας σιδηροπουλος
November 2025
Convenient and relaxing hostel with high quality of services. Central location (less than 1 min from central square), immediate response to client's requests and nice decorated space. Highly promote the specific hostel for visitors.
Owner Response
Thank you for the fantastic feedback and review. It was pleasure to meet you and we look forward to your next stay at ISSA Lesvos
Afroditi Mathioudaki
November 2025
I had an excellent time at ISSA in early November! The rooms and common areas were very nice and well organized and equipped and the staff were really friendly and helpful with everything I needed. It can be noisy during the night on weekends and holidays so earplugs come handy:) totally recommended!!
Owner Response
Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughtful feedback. We are very pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay at ISSA Lesvos. Your note about weekend noise is helpful as we strive to find solutions to elements that are out of our control. Earplugs are indeed a handy tip. We hope to welcome you back again soon to ISSA Lesvos.
Olivia Brophy
October 2025
I loved my stay at ISSA Lesvos! Every member of the staff was friendly, helpful, and accommodating of my rather unorthodox schedule. I've already recommended the hostel to friends and look forward to my next visit! Σας ευχαριστώ!
Owner Response
We are absolutely thrilled to receive this review. Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you back to ISSA Lesvos.
Ruth Roberts
October 2025
Probably the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at. Staff were friendly and helpful. Location was great. Room was big and clean and new. The breakfast was a voucher for a local cafe which was also 10/10. Can’t recommend enough.
Owner Response
We sincerely appreciate this awesome review. Thank you very much.
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