7 Sights in Municipal Unit of Mystras, Greece (with Map and Images)

Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzethras or Myzithras (Μυζηθρᾶς), is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Situated on Mt. Taygetus, above ancient Sparta, and below a Frankish castle, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries, experiencing a period of prosperity and cultural flowering during the Palaeologan Renaissance, including the teachings of Gemistos Plethon. The city also attracted artists and architects of the highest quality.

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The Peribleptos Monastery is a late Byzantine-era monastery in Mystras, Greece. It was probably built in the mid-14th century by the first Despot of the Morea, Manuel Kantakouzenos, and named after one of the most celebrated monasteries of Byzantine Constantinople. The frescos in the main church, dating between 1348 and 1380, are a very rare surviving late Byzantine cycle, crucial for the understanding of Byzantine art. It is named after St. Mary of Peribleptos, of Byzantine, Constantinople (Istanbul). The Monastery is built into the side of a cliff with a cave supporting the structure. This architectural style is known as the "Mystras style" and is prevalent in several churches and monasteries in the area, this style is typified by a resemblance to a castle. It is constructed of squared stones with inlaid tiles. The complexity and unique variations of the shape of the structure of the exterior create an interior surface inside the monastery that lends itself to the ethereal quality of the frescoes covering the walls. These have been described as "delicate and subdued" in Byzantine Architecture and Decoration

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The name Kaiada referred in antiquity to a large chasm near ancient Sparta, at the foot of Mount Taygetos. Today the cave is located near Trypi, next to the public road Sparta-Kalamata. Some identify it with the "Apothetes", where the ancient Spartans are said to have thrown disabled or stunted infants in order to ensure the eugenics of their tribe.

Wikipedia: Καιάδας (EL)

The Pantanassa Monastery is a monastery in Mystras, Greece. It was founded by a chief minister of the late Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, John Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428. It is the only monastery on the site still permanently inhabited. Today it is inhabited by nuns providing hospitality. Its "beautifully ornate stone-carved façade" is of architectural note.

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The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom is a Byzantine church in the fortified medieval town of Mystras, Peloponnese, Greece. It forms part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Built within the palace complex, it functioned as the royal palace church until Ottoman conquest of Mystras and its conversion into an Islamic mosque. Hagia Sophia of Mystras was made back into a Christian church when Greece achieved independence during the early nineteenth century.

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The Metropolis of Mystras, also known as the Church of Saint Demetriou, is a Byzantine church in Mystras, Greece. It was a cathedral or episcopal seat of the castle town. It is part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Μητρόπολη του Μυστρά (EL)

The Church of Agios Nikolaos is a church of the post-Byzantine period in Mystras, Greece. It is part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Εκκλησία Αγίου Νικολάου (Μυστράς) (EL)