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Palace of Mystras – Pantanassa Monastery loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

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Palace of Mystras – Pantanassa Monastery loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

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Palace of Mystras – Pantanassa Monastery loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

01:05

2.98km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Βυζαντινή Καστροπολιτεία Μυστρά

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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533 m

Top of Mystras Castle

Highlight • Castle

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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1.14 km

Palace of Mystras

Highlight • Historical Site

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

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1.36 km

Pantanassa Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice older nuns still live here: a strenuous life.

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1.85 km

Relief of St. George in the Church of Hagia Sophia, Mystras

Highlight • Religious Site

1.97 km

Lower Town of Mystras

Highlight • Historical Site

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 …

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2.05 km

Church of St. Theodoroi, Mystras

Highlight • Religious Site

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2.11 km

Mystras Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

2.62 km

Middle section of the Byzantine castle town of Mystras

Highlight • Historical Site

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 …

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2.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

477 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.57 km

878 m

509 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Saturday 22 August

39°C

23°C

16 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

December 29, 2024,Wanderung durch die Ruinen von Mystras

Definitely worth seeing, both the ruins of Mystras, as well as the various views of the surrounding area

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Palace of Mystras – Pantanassa Monastery loop from Archaeological Site of Mystras

Top of Mystras Castle

Palace of Mystras

Pantanassa Monastery

Relief of St. George in the Church of Hagia Sophia, Mystras

Lower Town of Mystras

Church of St. Theodoroi, Mystras

Mystras Monastery

Middle section of the Byzantine castle town of Mystras

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