Cisterns 💧🏰 Monemvasia upper town
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 33 out of 35 hikers
Tips
Water storage was the most sensitive need in Byzantine fortress locations
December 27, 2018
The first settlement was built on the rock of Monemvasia off the Peloponnese coast in 583 to protect the inhabitants of the surrounding mainland settlements from Slavic and Avar attacks when Justinian I and his successors began the Slavic conquest of the Balkans .
translated by
•February 26, 2022
In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!