Hotel Maniatis Sparta
Paleologou 72 Sparta, Peloponnese, 23100, Greece
Travel Blogs Nearby
Building in Vassara
... from population decline, as younger generations moved to towns and cities, and the remaining villagers aged. Empty houses dotted the place, and Phil and his Australian wife, Shema, had made it their mission to give a boost to the local community. George, the bilingual President of the village, was a close friend of theirs, and his passion for the place was palpable – between them, there had already been noticeable changes, such as the installation of village ...
Corre Forrest (por el Mani Laconico)
... preguntamos al conductor del autobús x el siguiente a Ghytio. Hemos tenido suerte, es a las 2:30. Nos queda una hora y nos vamos a una calita a poner los pies al fresco aunque sea...
A Ghytio llegamos sobre las 4 y el próximo bus a Esparta es a las 7. Nos da tiempo de ver el pueblo unas 3 veces, asi lo conocemos mejor! El único punto de interés es un peñón, el Marathonisi, donde esta el faro y un museo de arqueología (q no vimos). Según dicen, fue aquí ...
Time to educate the kids about Byzantine
... Actually yesterday on our drive we came across an accident in which a semi truck flipped onto it's side across the road with half hanging precariously over the cliff. Its terrifying being in a car because all of a sudden there is on coming traffic headed straight towards us, speeding of course in our lane. Once we arrived in Sparta we were hot, tired and not feeling well - the car temperature display read 42 degrees celsius which was too ...
24 hours & 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sights!
... through villages are going to test our skills of spacial awareness to the max over the coming week. Houses and shops built in the days before cars, allow only a small gap to squeeze through and if someone is coming the other way, one driver is often going to have to back up.
So our hire car is small by choice, automatic by choice, and has our best friend "Athina" on board. Athina is the name we have called our English speaking sat-nav. and we ...
Sparta in the Peloponnese.
... square where I meet Yianni and the rest of friends infront of the Town Hall which is so beautiful and bright. With some women we decide to do some window shopping. (The majority of people in the group had a headache earlier as well). There are fantastic shops and the prices are really very low, especially clothes and shoes. There are Sales of 70% still on. I am afraid that after the Sales season most of these ...



