Location Climate History Activities Occupation Photos Videos Mantamados is located in the northeastern part of the island, 38 km from Mytilene and its population is approximately 3,300 inhabitants. Mantamados is very famous for the monastery of the Archangel Michael, popular among the believers of Greece, on the outskirts of the village. Mantamados has dry periods in May, June, July, August, and September. The warmest month is July and August is the driest. The coldest month is February and December is the wettest.  Like most villages that are away and invisible from the sea, Mantamados too was created by the merger of several coastal villages in the area, which because of repeated raids by pirates during the Middle Ages, the inhabitants left these exquisite coastal areas where they lived and settled around the sacred miraculous shrine of the Archangel, where there are ruins remnants of the first small church.  He is the patron and protector of Mantamados but also of the whole island during the difficult days of the Turkish rule. In the village square, there is a beautiful church from St. Basil’s in a wooden temple, built in 1750. There are plenty of local dairy products which are made in an authentic way. There are cafeterias and taverns and shops with local products.  The village is famous for its excellent cheese (ladotyri), yogurt, olive oil, honey, and for its farms. After the monastery, the village is most famous for its pottery. District Properties