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Coordinates: 37°4′55″N 22°25′25″E / 37.08194°N 22.42361°E / 37.08194; 22.42361
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1. Langada Pass
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By TOM_CARTER_96
The adventure begins when turning onto the 82 you might wanna accommodate for extra time along the route or as Charles Dickens said: “For our path in life...is stony and rugged now, and it rests with us to smooth it. We must fight our way onward. We must be brave. There are obstacles to be met, and we must meet, and crush them!”
2. Mystras
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4.5 based on 905 reviews
Reviewed By johnaU1593TA - Oxford, United Kingdom
A small amount of staff on site and very pleased to help with information. The castle ruins with all the attached buildings leading up the mound (mountainside) to the very highest parts where you can look down over countryside, ruins, and other buildings in the complex around the main castle. clamber down from the highest part to the entrance gate and then further down toward the palace (closed during my visit) and many other buildings or remains of. . Best to take the visit easy allowing plenty of time, if I have the opportunity I would enjoy a second visit as much as the first.
3. The Menelaion
4. Leonidas Monument
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 255 reviews
Reviewed By bluelizard
Located at the head of Kon / Nou Palaiologou and directly in front of the modern stadium, this impressive statue offers a good photo opportunity. To the left is a road which takes you to the ruins of the ancient site, worth a visit.
5. Acropolis and Ancient Theater
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3.5 based on 177 reviews
Reviewed By lemongrass26 - Australia, null
We paid 8 euros to see a fortress in nafplio that was a couple of hundred years old, then we came to Sparta and saw ruins that are Millenia old, for free! Here’s my tips, please read if you’re visiting... If you follow google maps directions, you end up at the old entrance gate. It has been closed because it was previously unsupervised and last summer a number of cars were stolen there. So a caretaker of the site came around to us and told us this and told us to enter from the other entrance, which is through Sparta town and behind the Sparta stadium. Once you find the stadium you’ll see signs to the ruins and pass a kindergarten on your left. Free (limited) parking and free entry. The caretaker did mention that in the future they might start charging entry fee but due to the economy I know a number of museums have been closed or sites left open for entry in recent years. It’s amazing to walk through the old theatre and imagine how 17,000 people would sit there to watch or listen to performances. Although it is not as well cared for as other ancient sites in Greece that you pay entry for, we found the information Baird’s to be very informative and the caretaker was very friendly and helpful. He also works at the museum in Sparta and if we had time we surely would have gone to check it out. Please don’t dismiss this because of other reviews on here, it’s free so you’ll sure get your money’s worth ???? and I don’t know if we missed something but we went also to mystras and felt underwhelmed.
6. Temple of Artemis Orthia
7. Archaeological Site of the Acropolis of Sparta
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By ronrT9847RJ
Having studied Greek ancient history, a visit to Ancient Sparta was a must. Located only a 5 minute drive from the modern town, it contains only a little of what must have been a great place. Entry was free and there is plenty of parking. The acropolis is still there as are several ruins.
