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If one day you go by plane to Mytilene airport, maybe you will have the chance to see this impressive Roman Aqueduct 1min before landing or after take off. It rises to 600 meters to the west of Moria, a Lesvian village at 6 km from Mytilene town.
It is one of the first big technical accomplishments in architecture of the late Roman, as it dates approximately from the late II century or the early III century. Its objective was to provide water to Mytilene from the lake Megali Limni, at the Olympus mount, were the construction begins.
The acqueduct was also fed by other secondary springs, as it passed though some villages, like Larsos and Lambou Mylou. Therefore, its carrying capacity is calculated as 127,000 cubic meters a day, along a distance of 22 km; a route that was entirely supported by gravity, as the construction has a kind of inclination along the course, that powers this force.
In terms of construction work, the most used material were large blocks of grey marble taken from the island, and although this obviously makes it very strong and resistant, the aqueduct has received some maintenance during the last decades.
For example, there is a program which was started in 1995 with this purpose, which counted on the supervision of the Direction of Restoration of Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture. (Source)

Personnal comment: This program seems to be stopped since some years… In place of restoration workers, we see many sheep’s there. Again a Greek mystery!

Panorama made with 2 shots with Panorama Composer.

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Si un jour vous allez par avion à l’aéroport de Mytilène, peut-être aurez-vous la chance de voir l’impressionnant aqueduc romain 1 minute avant l’atterrissage ou après le décollage.
C’est l’une des plus grandes réalisations architecturales de la fin de l’Empire romain, datant environ de la fin du 2e siècle ou du début du 3e siècle. Il avait pour but de fournir de l’eau à Mytilène depuis le lac Megali Limni au pied du mont Olympe, d’où la construction partait.
L’aqueduc était aussi alimenté par des sources secondaires. Sa capacité était estimée à 127.000 mètres cubes par jour, sur une distance de 22 km ; sur une voie entièrement dépendant de la force de gravitation.
Les matériaux utilisés étaient des blocs de marbre gris taillés sur l’île. Malgré leur résistance, certains travaux de réparation ont été effectués au cours des dernières décades, notamment via un programme commencé en 1995 par la Direction de la Restauration des Antiquités du Ministère de la Culture.

Commentaire personnel : Ce programme semble interrompu depuis quelques années… Les restaurateurs du Ministère ont laissé la place aux moutons ! Encore un mystère grec !