The Lovers Chapel / Eressos, Lesbos

Eressos – Free child of Lesbos.

 

Whether in the quiet stone lanes of the upper village, along the rhythm of Skala by the sea, or across the olive-strewn Kampos in between - Eressos is a microcosm carved between barren mountains and timeless rock, the deep blue Aegean, and sunsets that stretch beyond imagination. It’s a place of roaring silence and ecstatic dance, of profound meditation and wild laughter under meteor-showered skies. A threshold where ancient myth meets contemporary spirituality - where East and West exchange glances, and the soul finds stillness at the farthest edge of Europe, and yet somehow, right at its heart.

 

Firmly rooted in the past, we celebrate the freedom of the now. To plan something new, something fresh in Eressos is an act of deep listening - like the careful work of an archaeologist. One must feel into what has been, uncover it with reverence, and allow the layers of history to speak. To sense what holds truth and substance, and to either carry it forward or gracefully let it go. This is not about pseudo-historicism, but about building upon what truly endures - with clarity, with care, and with a fearless, effortless presence.

 

Eressos is not a backdrop - it is a companion. To create here means to enter into dialogue with the land, with the winds, with the stories buried in stone and sung in waves. It means participating in the ongoing odyssey of those who came before us - artists, seekers, lovers, exiles, healers - and to extend their journey with one's own truth.

 

This is a place of elemental freedom, where wildness flows smooth and deep. A wild frontier for those who live untamed and unafraid. Here, everything is present, and everything belongs...