Mystras or Mistras (Greek: Μυστρᾶς/Μιστρᾶς), [2] also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzethras or Myzithras (Μυζηθρᾶς), is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, …

Mystras, the ‘wonder of the Morea’, lies in the southeast of the Peloponnese. The town developed down the hillside from the fortress built in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William II of Villehardouin, at the …

Be the knight or princess of your childhood fairytales in the Byzantine town of Mystras! Visit the mystical tower town of Mystras - in the Peloponnese - located six kilometres NW of the city of Sparta, and let …

The archaeological site of Mystras Greece has located 5 km from the town of Sparta, in Laconia Peloponnese, mainland Greece. This is one of the most important sites in Greece and includes well …

Aug 17, 2025 · Visiting Mystras takes you to one of the great Byzantine cities of Greece, where the grand architecture and beautiful artwork show the power it once had.

Aug 13, 2020 · The city of Mystras (or Mistras) in southern Greece was the provincial capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea from the 13th through the 15th centuries CE. It was founded in …

Mystras (also known as Mistra) is a fortified settlement, located on a hill west of Sparta at the foot of Mt. Taygetos. It was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1989.

The castle city of Mystras is spread over three levels on the slope of a naturally fortified hill next to the imposing Mt. Taygetos in Laconia. It was the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of Morea in the 14th …

Spread over a steep mountainside and surrounded by verdant olive and orange trees, this former Byzantine capital and fortified city is the single most compelling set of medieval ruins in Greece.

Mystras functioned as the Despotate’s political and administrative capital, housing the Palace of the Despots and serving as a regional military and cultural hub. Civic governance was dynastic yet …