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GREECE PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS ARGOS LARISSA

2024-11-21

inside Larissa castle inside Larissa castle

Above left: Ancient and not quite so ancient masonry. - Above right: View to one of the inner gates of the fortress.

inside Larissa castle inside Larissa castle
inside Larissa castle Mycenaean wall

Above right: A small section of the Mycenaean wall, giving witness to the early occupation of the hill. - Below: Remains of the temple of Athena Polias.

temple of Athena temple of Athena
Mycenaean threshold

Above: Mycenaean threshold. - Below left: Former Byzantinean gate, later walled in. - Below right: When leaving Larissa you see the monastery Iera Moni Gennisis Christou on the northwestern slopes of Larissa.

Byzantinean gate monastery