Archaeological Site of Ancient Corinth
The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth is situated in a village bearing the same name, only a few kilometers from the modern town of Corinth. The area was first inhabited during the Neolithic period, at the eastern foothills of Acrocorinth hill. It was developed in a strategic location; were land communication could be controlled between […]
Saint George church in Geraki
It was originally a two-aisled church dating back to the 11th century. It underwent many transformations during the Rule of the Franks, such as the addition of a third nave and a narthex to the west. Its byzantine style wall paintings, well preserved, date back to the late 13th or early 14th century. On the […]
Neolithic Civilization Museum of Diros
Entering the prehistoric cave in Alepotrypa in Diros, visitors can see findings from the excavations that denoted the existence of a large dynamic Neolithic community that lived and prospered inside the cave from 5300 till 3200 B.C. The cave was accidentally discovered in 1958 and was systematically explored for four decades since then by archaeologist […]
Olive Oil Museum of Sparta
The museum of Olive and Greek Olive Oil was founded by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation (P.I.O.P.) in the heart of Laconia, one of the main olive producing locations of Greece. The museum is housed in the old Sparta Electric Company building and hopes to guide visitor through the long history of the olive […]
The Castle of Monemvasia
Built on a rock accessible only through a causeway, the castle of Monemvasia was populated around the 6th century A.D. by the Laconians, in order to protect themselves from the Arabic invasions. They constructed the first wooden, moveable bridge that linked the rock to the shore. The castle was named after this bridge, as “Monemvasia” […]
The Castle of Mistras
The Castle of Mistras with its now abandoned settlement occupy a steep foothill on the northern slopes of Mt. Taygetos, 6km northwest of Sparta. Because of the steep and conical hill, it was named Mystras or Myzithras and as it was strategically placed, constituting in itself a great natural fort. The history of Mistras starts […]
Tomb of Leonidas in Sparta
Excavations carried out during the previous century, north of the modern town of Sparta, brought to light an impressive construction. The edifice that dates back to the 5th century B.C. was made from large limestone. Waldstein, who carried out the excavations in 1892, initially thought it was a small temple. Although its use is not […]
Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum
The benevolent Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum “V. Papantoniou” was founded in 1974 and is based in Nafplio. Its purpose is to research, preserve, study and promote the later Hellenic civilization. At the building of 1 King Alexander Road in Nafplio, the Folklife Museum of the Institution is housed, that was awarded in 1981 with the […]
Archaeological Museum of Argos
At the Archaeological Museum of Argos, artifacts from the area of the city of Argos, the western part of the Argolic plain and the mountain area of Argolis are being housed. They are dated back from the prehistoric periods up until the roman period. Exhibits of the Archaeological Museum of Argos The building complex of […]
Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae is located within the archaeological site of Mycenae. It is structured in such a way as to preserve the material from the excavation of the citadel of Mycenae, its immediate area and the greater surrounding area, as well as to function as an exhibition space for informing the visitors, complementing […]