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GREECE PELOPONNESE LAKONIA MYSTRAS

2025-01-08
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Above and below left: Views to the cupolas of Metropolis.
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Hiking amidst the fascinating medieval ruins of Mystras.
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Above: The Agioi Theodoroi church, built between 1290 and 1295 in the octagonal type with lateral chapels.
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Below: Views to the monastery of Our Lady Pantanassa (the Queen of all) at the end of a steep path. Some nuns live here, so it is the only monastery in Mystras inhabited today. It was commissioned around 1430 by Joánnes Phrangópopulos, chancellor of the Despots of Mystras.
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