Limni Evia

Limni is the capital of the Municipality of Elymnia, a beautiful, picturesque, peaceful seaside town built on a hill with a panoramic view, it combines the absolute blue of the Euboean Gulf with the rich vegetation and the unique green of the surrounding landscape, giving the impression of a Cycladic island. In general, the wider area of ​​the Lake, has magnificent natural wealth sites utilized with picturesque pavilions and paths that lead to dream locations. You will remember the tour of the alleys of Limni, where the neoclassical architecture of most of the buildings is from the 19th and 20th century. The numerous picturesque streets of the area, reminiscent of a labyrinth, maintain a cobbled appearance throughout and end in wonderful courtyards of two-story houses that are full of beautiful flowers and lemon trees. Mansion houses, with a strong nautical element and the glamor of the old ship owners. Visit the city’s Museum for a unique Tour of the History and Culture of the area. Head to the westernmost end of the lakefront on a narrow paved road that leads to the hermitage of Saint Christodoulos and also to his temple. Very close to the rock, in the cave where Agios was an ascetic, you will see a very beautiful stone building, which was the old slaughterhouse of the Lake and now houses the Marine Scouts Club.

Don’t miss to pass by the small church of Zoodochos Pigi “Panagitsa”, which is built on the ruins of an earlier early Christian Basilica in a small square inside the Lake. In the lower part of the present chapel there is a part of an arched room with a mosaic floor dating from the late 5th to early 6th century AD. Enjoy the landscape and the sea by drinking coffee, drinks or eating ice cream, sweet but also the wonderful appetizers and fresh fish and local meat with traditional ouzo, tsipouro, wine or cold beer in the picturesque taverns of the beach of Limni and get to know the absolute service from the hospitable residents of the area.