Archaeological Site of Mystras
Greece
Date of Inscription: 1989
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv) Prefecture of Laconia, Region of the Peloponnesos N37 4 50.016 E22 22 0.012 Ref: 511 |
Brief Description
Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied by the Turks and the Venetians, the city was abandoned in 1832, leaving only the breathtaking medieval ruins, standing in a beautiful landscape.






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