Mystras

A famous castle city (6 km from Sparta); one of its despots was Constantine Palaiologos, who later became the last Byzantine emperor. Against the ravages of time, the abandoned yet breathtaking city retains wonderful churches (Pantanassa, Agios Demetrios, Perivlep- tos etc.) with excellent murals, restored palaces, fortifications and mansions. The castle was built in 1249, following the invasion of the Franks in the Peloponnese. In 1262, it was handed over to the Byzantines, and in 1460 it fell to the Turks.

Tel.: 27310 83377, 27310 25363

Distance from Kalmata 60′