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Kastro Monemvassia, on lower square opposite Church of Panagia Chrissafitissa Monemvasia, Peloponnese, 23070, Greece

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Beautiful old village

A travel blog entry by v-nessa

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... sails. Then the whole crew (all dressed up) gathered for a group photo. It was fun for us to watch until everyone was in position.

During the afternoon tea & coffee (with crepes) one of the other passengers showed us some fruit and vegetable carving. He is chef in a hotel in Cyprus and famous for his carving. It was interesting watching him. He was really fast.

In the evening we had the captain's farewell dinner.
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Dyros caves and Monemvasia

A travel blog entry by mpl73

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... vertical and there are only one small steps that are easy to defend. The best time to walk around the city is morning, since rising sun colors the buildings, so I definitely encourage spending the night in Monemvasia. One of the churches was under renovation and it really made the atmosphere quite special to see horses carrying building material to the site in the same way as hundreds years ...

Sturm

A travel blog entry by timon_richiger

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... so dass ich leider umkehren musste. Naja, ich moechte diesen 'vergeudeten' Tag nicht missen, da ich doch einiges vom Dorfleben mitbekam und zudem die griechische Kueche etwas besser kennenlernen durfte;-) Vor allem Moussaka, eine Art Lasagne, einfach nicht Nudeln, sondern Auberginen als Zwischenlage, und der grillierte Oktopus haben es mir angetan, und natuerlich darf der Ouzo auch nicht fehlen...
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Monemvasia - "The Single Entrance"

A travel blog entry by khillski

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... of hotels, bars and taverns has exploded across the causeway in the newer touristy town of Gefira where our tenders dock. But Monemvasia has resisted the urge to trade its tradition for the lure of modernization, which has trammeled many charming places in this history-rich country.

Monemvasia (pronounced Mo-nem-vah-SEE-ah) was most likely settled by the residents of Sparta in the late sixth century after they fled barbarian invaders. They ...

Episode 27

A travel blog entry by overlandlyn2010

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Episode 27

Spent most of a fairly wet day wandering the ruins of the Byzantine city of Mystra near Sparta: This city was begun in the 13th century by the son of the Frenchman who built the castle at Methoni. It sits on the steep slopes of an outcrop of rock separate to the high mountain behind it and has a commanding view of the valley below where the modern city of Sparta now stands amid olive and orange groves and where the ancient city once was. Almost ...

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