Armenistis, The Lighthouse Of Mykonos

The lighthouse of Mykonos was created on the occasion of a shipwreck, 'connected' with a Vampire. However it was a modern machine for its time, which was even awarded at an exhibition in Paris and today is undoubtedly one of the top attractions of the island.  It is located in the homonymous area "Fanari" on a hill that was formerly called Vourvoulakas, meaning vampire. In a unique location, Armenistis, the Lighthouse of Mykonos, is a pole of attraction for visitors from all over the world for the unique view from the spot, but also its history.

 

The Armenian was actually built after a shipwreck, in order to avoid similar incidents in the future. It was 1887, when the English steamer "Volta" crashed into rocks and finally sank. The ship was sailing in the narrow passage of Tinos and Mykonos which was quite dark. Fog was rather intense at the time so the two peaks, "Profitis Elias o Vorniotis" and "Anomeritis", looked like land separated by sea. The captain of the ship confused the land with the sea and the ship hit the rocks. Of course, there were victims from the incident. There were 11 crew members who drowned. Thus, the construction of a lighthouse was now necessary. In 1890 the Lighthouse of the Armenian was built by Sauttter-Lemonnier. The lighthouse was equipped with the most modern lighting machine of the time, which had been exhibited and awarded a year earlier, at the Paris International Exhibition. mykonos villas with private pool

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