The medieval "castletown" of Monemvasia, often called "The Greek Gibraltar", Lakonia, Peloponnese, Greece

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Lakonia

The boundaries of Lakonia have changed little since King Menelaus ruled the powerful mountain-skirted realm in Mycenaean times. It is home to legends, including the city of Sparta, as well as the spectacular ruins of Mystras, the Byzantine Empire’s last stronghold.

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  • Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzithras, is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.

    Mystras

    Lakonia

    Spread over a steep mountainside and surrounded by verdant olive and orange trees, this former Byzantine capital and fortified city is the single most…

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    Kastro – Medieval Village

    Monemvasia

    Almost wholly surrounded by ocean, Monemvasia's fortified medieval village is divided into the lower town, bisected by a main cobbled street lined with…

  • The Kastania cave.

    Kastania Cave

    Lakonia

    The extraordinary Kastania Cave, located at the end of a spectacularly winding 13km route northeast of Neapoli, contains some of the best examples of rare…

  • UNSPECIFIED - NOVEMBER 01: Greece - Sparta - Theatre (3rd-2nd century back.) (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty Images)

    Ancient Sparta

    Sparta

    Though few buildings are standing that date back to the height of Sparta's greatness, it's an atmospheric stroll around this hillside, where the acropolis…

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    King Leonidas Statue

    Sparta

    The King Leonidas statue stands belligerently in front of a football stadium. When the Persians attacked at Thermopylae and told the Spartans and their…

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