Mystras, Sparta, Laconia

Name: Mystras
Address: 6km NW of Sparta, Sparta, Laconia, 23100, Greece
Telephone: +30 2731 083377

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The Archaeological Museum of Mystras is a museum in Mystras in Greece. In spite of its naming it is classified as a Byzantine museum. It was inaugurated in 1951, but officially was founded in 1952 by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Laconia in the west wing of the metropolitan complex, its exhibits range from the early Christian era to Post-Byzantine times, but also include older and more recent items. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°4'29"N, 22°22'11"E

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6km NW of SpartaSparta, Laconia 23100 Greece

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+30 2731 083377

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Mystras – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pantanassa Monastery, Brontochion Monastery, Peribleptos Monastery, Mystras.

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Monastery
Pantanassa Monastery, Mystras
3 min walk • 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.
~940 ftNW
Monastery
Brontochion Monastery, Mystras
5 min walk • Brontochion Monastery is a monastery in Mystras, Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria, or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon. The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310–1322.
~1210 ftS
Monastery
Peribleptos Monastery, Mystras
6 min walk • 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.
0.4 miSE
Town,
Mystras
12 min walk • Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzithras, is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Situated on Mt.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mystras?

Nearby attractions include Pantanassa Monastery, Mystras (3 min walk), Brontochion Monastery, Mystras (5 min walk), Peribleptos Monastery, Mystras (6 min walk).

Mystras, Sparta, Laconia

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Mystras – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Pantanassa Monastery, Mystras

Brontochion Monastery, Mystras

Peribleptos Monastery, Mystras

Mystras

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