タイエトスオロス山脈での周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

A small church dating from 1604, perched high on a plateau above the old town of Kardamily, with benches and drinking water. Unfortunately, the church was locked, so we couldn't see the apparently well-preserved historical frescoes (described on an information panel in front of the church).

some remains of walls witness the old castle complex

"In the heart of the Peloponnese, west of Sparta, lies Mystras. Its history began with the construction of a hilltop fort by the Frankish crusader Guillaume de Villehardouin in the 13th century. But Frankish rule did not last long: Byzantium reconquered its provinces. Mystras became a Byzantine city, signifying the unity of church and state. It is therefore not surprising that numerous churches and chapels were built and monasteries founded. The best artists from Constantinople, 1,000 km away, came to work in this center of Byzantine intellectual life." =>> https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/mystras-griechenland-folge-41/3sat/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzEwNDIwODk

Cozy place

Beautiful cycle path along the coast.

The renovation will take some time, but part of it is already finished.

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.

Nice older nuns still live here: a strenuous life.