Monemvasia is the birthplace of the Greek poet Giannis Ritsos who is buried in Monemvasia Cemetery. The Greek state has awarded the European Heritage Label to the Byzantine archaeological site of Monemvasia.

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After the fall of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade, Monemvasia remained a free Byzantine city and was only forced to capitulate in 1249 after a three-year siege by the Franks, …

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