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The 9 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Sparta, Peloponnese
Coordinates: 37°4′55″N 22°25′25″E / 37.08194°N 22.42361°E / 37.08194; 22.42361
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1. Taygetus Mountains
2. Mystras
Overall Ratings
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. Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 266 reviews
The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, in Sparta (Peloponnese), transports you to the culture, history and technology of the olive and olive oil production in the Greek realm, from prehistoric times to the early 20th century. The Museum's objective is to highlight the ineffable relation of the olive with the identity of our country and, more generally, the Mediterranean basin. The olive and olive oil are presented here from different optical angles: the economy, nutrition and the olive's uses, religious worship, art and technology. The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil offers you the opportunity to see the very first testimonies about the presence of the olive tree and the production of olive oil in Greece: Rare fossilized olive leaves, 50,000-60,000 years old, from the island of Santorini, the oldest findings offering proof of the presence of the olive tree en Greece Linear B Tablets of the 14th century BC (exact replicas), with the first written testimonies about the olive and olive oil.
Reviewed By Harolnick - New York City, United States
If you ever wondered why the Greeks prized the olive above even the arts, wonder no more. Yes, the two floors give info about cultivation etc. Most essential shows how s the olive was essential for light! cleanliness! religion! poetry! trade! etc etc. A massive amount of info, and a kind of olive pharmacy downstairs showing all the olive products.
4. The Menelaion
5. 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.
6. Acropolis and Ancient Theater
Overall Ratings
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.
7. Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By Haukeberg - Oslo, Norway
There is a lot of statues and pottery. Their priced possession is the statue of Leonidas from ancient times. It depicts a smiling Hoplite. Support the local museum and go see it.
8. Temple of Artemis Orthia
9. 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.
