Sourada (Greek: Σουράδα) is a district of the city of

Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...

, southern from the city's centre. Until the late 19th century in the area could be found tower houses of the locals (called ''pyrgélia'' if they had one floor, and ''pýrgoi'' for two and more). In the late 19th (after 1880), the construction of many mansions for the most wealthy residents of

Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of , with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, eighth largest ...

took place.Ταξίδι στο χθες
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Residents

* Odysseas Elytis, poet

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Mytilene's topographyΠυργόσπιτα Μυτιλήνης
Mytilene