The Agora of Gytheion according to Pausanias' description was an open space with sanctuaries and decorated with statues of Apollo, Hercules and Dionysus, it extended towards the southeast of the theater, it reached the ancient beach, where part of it has been covered by the sea and west to the foot
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Amyklaion flourishes in almost all phases of the prehistoric period. After excavations, the existence of a settlement of the Middle Helladic period (2000-1600 BC) on the hill was established. During the Mycenaean era (1600-1100 BC) some worship was held at the site, as evidenced by the numerous
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Recent excavations also revealed a sanctuary of the chthonian god and hero Amphiaraus. It is considered a particularly important place because of the many inscriptions that were found and were the archive of the city. The inscriptions date to the 4th century BC Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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The city of Gytheio has been inhabited since Prehistoric times, as evidenced by the findings of the cave at Lakonis, near the city of Gytheio. Ancient Gythio is located a little further north from the current location of the city of the same name, specifically in Paleopolis. According to the
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The ancient city of Epidaurus - Limira is located on the eastern coast of Laconia, north of Monemvasia. The remains of the city's acropolis in the area of Agios Ioannou Monemvasia, is one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of Laconia. According to the tradition mentioned by
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The archaeological site of Zarakas is located at the southern end of a small peninsula in the bay of Gerakas, on the eastern coast of Laconia. In this area, where traces of prehistoric habitation were also found, the fortified wall of the city and the acropolis of Zarakas was probably built during
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In 1891, excavations carried out revealed the ancient theater of Gytheio, at the northern end of the city, as well as the acropolis west of the theater. The hollow theater had a diameter of 75 meters and today the first 6 rows of seats, parts of the 7th and 8th, and part of the orchestra are
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The vaulted tomb of Vapheios is located in the center of the plain of Sparta on the west side of Evrotas. Inhabitation has been established since 2,500 BC, which continued with gaps until the end of the Mycenaean period (1500-1230 BC). On the NW top of the hill where the settlement was built, the
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One of the most important sanctuaries of ancient Sparta is the sanctuary of Orthia Artemis or Borthia, or Limnatis, or Limnaion, built near the banks of the Evrotas river. The site of the sanctuary of Orthia Artemis is located in the ancient Municipality of the Lakes of Sparta. This sanctuary was
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The Leonidaion, also known as the Cenotaph or Tomb of Leonidas, is the only monument of the Ancient Agora that has survived to this day. It is a temple-like building, probably from the 5th century. BC, whose use is not known and was probably a cenotaph. However, both local tradition and the traveler
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The archaeological site of Menelaios is located on the east bank of the Eurotas, 5 km southeast of Sparta in the area that was called Therapni in Archaic times and includes the ridge of a complex of hills ("Northern hill", Menelaios, Prophet Elias and Aetos). The findings of the excavations in the
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At the southernmost tip of the dry land of the European continent, at Cape Tainaro, where two seas meet, where the elements of nature give daily titanic battles, the sea in perpetual waves from the strong wind, the land pushing forward its rocky breasts to the strong blows of the waves, here in
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The cave of Alepotrypa, where rich remains from the settlement there of a large Neolithic community that prospered during the Late and Late Neolithic periods (5300-3200 BC) were rescued and revealed, is located in the mouth of the Dyros Gulf. It is one of the largest and most important Neolithic
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The most important Monuments of the Archaeological Site are: Cemetery of vaulted carved tombs from the Mycenaean period, in the "Caves" location. The largest was built in the early Mycenaean years (around 1500 BC) and has a dome with a diameter of 10 meters. It is certainly a royal tomb. The
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The most important monuments of the archaeological site are: At the highest point of the Acropolis hill, the remains of the foundations can be seen where the Sanctuary of Halkioiko Athena was located. The temple, the work of the architect Bathycles from Magnesia, had interior decoration with copper
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Sparta Sparta was inhabited in the 10th century BC by Dorians who subdue the Achaeans and is inhabited by four komas (Pitani, Messoa, Limnai, Kynosura). It acquired a wall only in Hellenistic times. In its heyday from the 8th to the 6th century BC dominates the Peloponnese and develops the arts,
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