Mistras

My favorite place of the trip! Mistras is a fortess-church complex built on the top of a large hill outside Sparta, which is now a pretty po-dunk town. The citadel has been occupied by the Turks, the Greeks and the Arabs. There are dozens of churches dotting the hill on the long, but gorgeous, walk down (several hours), many with frescoes from the 12th century - a major feat, considering that frescos have a nasty tendency to pull away from the wall and shatter on the ground!

3 Weeks in Greece

May 16th 2006
3 Weeks in Greece Europe » Greece » Athens » Athens By K JMay 16th 2006K.J.H.This is a just a back-log journal, I suppose, gettin ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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