Mystra lies next to Sparta. There are no historical buildings from antiquity in Sparta itself, as the Spartans built and left behind no buildings worth seeing. In Sparta, everything revolved around training warriors as functionally as possible: Spartan, in other words:
The historical buildings in Mystra date back to the Middle Ages. In the 13th century, Crusaders built a castle. Subsequently, it became the residence of Byzantine princes who ruled over parts of the Peloponnese. Around 1700, 40,000 people lived here. The monastery is still inhabited by nuns.

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Mystras or Mistra (Greek Μυστράς) is a Byzantine ruined city designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the village of the same name in Greece, northwest of Sparta on a hill in front of the Taygetos Mountains.

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Entrance with castle 12 €, 6 € for children.
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1. Lower Town of Mystras – Palace of Mystras loop from Mystras

5.93km

01:58

270m

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2. Lower Town of Mystras – Palace of Mystras loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

3.03km

01:07

190m

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3. Lower Town of Mystras – Palace of Mystras loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

3.02km

01:07

190m

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Elevation 530 m

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Middle section of the Byzantine castle town of Mystras

1. Lower Town of Mystras – Palace of Mystras loop from Mystras

2. Lower Town of Mystras – Palace of Mystras loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

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