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Archaeological Site of Mystras
| Site number: | 511 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 1249 | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1989 | |
| Location: | Europe, Greece, Region of the Peloponnesos, Prefecture of Laconia | |
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| Description: | Conceived as an amphitheatre-Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built around a fortress which was erected by William of Villehardouin, the prince of Achaia, in 1249. After a successive history of re-conquest by the Byzantines, and occupation by the Turks and the Venetians, the city was deserted in 1832. The abandoned city now consists of a breathtaking series of medieval ruins, sitting within a beautiful landscape. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. | |
| Mystras (also Mistra, Mystra and Mistras Greek: Μυστράς, Μυζηθράς Mizithras or Myzithras in the chronicle of Morea) was a fortified town in Morea (the Peloponnesus), on Mt. Taygetos, near ancient Sparta. It lies approximately eight kilometres west of the modern town of Sparti. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/511 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |