Peloponnese, Greece: Magnificent Monemvasia
More info about travel to the Peloponnese: Often referred to as the Gibraltar of Greece, Monemvasia is a virtual showcase of Byzantine, Turkish, and Venetian history dating back to the 13th century. Worth climbing: the steep zigzag path that leads up and up, out of the lower town, to ruins of the fortified upper town, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Monemvasia - OurTour Peering Down from the Upper Town. We're touring Europe by motorhome and are currently at this fortified island in Greece - it's stunning. For more see ourtour.co.uk.
A view from the upper town of Monemvasia, Greece
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Monemvassia (Μονεμβασία) lies on a small peninsula off the east coast of the eastern finger of the Peloponnese. The upper town forms a deserted citadel. The town was founded by the Byzantines and served as a refuge for endangered ruler classes. It is perhaps the most picturesque village in Greece. The only entrance to the lower part of the town runs through a narrow gate of a fortification wall, at the southeast flank of a rock which is 984ft high and 1.2 miles long. In the narrow lanes car traffic is impossible.
Today you can find here some hotels and the holiday accommodations of wealthy Athenians.
Between lower and upper town is only a single narrow access, which was easy to defend.
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An der Ostküste des östlichen Fingers des Peloponnes liegt Monemvassia (Μονεμβασία) auf einer kleinen Insel. Die Oberstadt bildet eine verlassene Zitadelle. Die Stadt ist eine byzantinische Gründung und diente immer als Rückzugsgebiet für bedrohte Herrscherschichten. Sie ist vielleicht die pittoreske Siedlung in Griechenland. Der einzige Zugang zur Unterstadt, an der Südostflanke eines 300m hohen und 1,8 km langen Felsen führt durch ein schmales Tor einer Befestigungsmauer. Autoverkehr ist in den schmalen Gassen unmöglich. Heute findet man hier einige Hotels und die Ferienquartiere wohlhabender Athener.
Zwischen Unter- und Oberstadt gibt es nur einen einzigen schmalen Zugang, der leicht zu verteidigen war.
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Monemvasia Greece drone aerial video Μονεμβασία Peloponnese The Fortress Town
Monemvasia (Greek: Μονεμβασία) is a town and a municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway 200m in length. Its area consists mostly of a large plateau some 100 metres above sea level, up to 300 m wide and 1 km long, the site of a powerful medieval fortress. The town walls and many Byzantine churches remain from the medieval period. The seat of the municipality is the town Molaoi.
The town's name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvasia, meaning single entrance. Its Italian form, Malvasia, gave its name to Malmsey wine. Monemvasia's nickname is the Gibraltar of the East or The Rock.
The island of Monemvasia was separated from the mainland by an earthquake in 375 AD. The majority of the island's area is a plateau about 100 metres above sea level, and the town of the same name is built on the slope to the south-east of the rock, overlooking Palaia Monemvasia bay. Many of the streets are narrow and fit only for pedestrian and donkey traffic. A small hamlet of about 10 houses lies to the northwest
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Road Trip Greece. Monemvasia to Stoupa. Southern Peloponnese
This is a video road trip in the Southern Peloponnese between Monemvesia and Stoupa. A distance of 122 km. We drive the whole distance without stopping. This is a beautiful, but little visited area of Greece. We pass through a number of villages where many photographs have been taken. They will be subject of another You Tube video in current production. The link will be posted here when it is complete.
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Separated from the mainland by an earthquake in 375 A.D. Its name derives from two #Greek words, mone and emvassi, meaning single entrance.
Today a causeway links the mainland town of #Yefira /New Monemvasia to #Monemvasia or #Kastro ( #castle ). The Kastro is divided into a lower and an upper town. Many #ruins of the original 800 houses and only four out of the original forty churches can be found in the lower town. Among them is the #Church of the Elkomenos #Christ (Christ Dragged), which is named after a famous icon of Christ given in 1700 to the #church by Andreas Likinios, philosopher and chief physician to the ruler of Moldavia, Dimitirs Kandimir. The oldest church is St. Paul’s, which was built in 956, and today houses the #museum . Further on, towards the eastern edge of the lower town and closer to the sea is the whitewashed Our Lady of Hrisafittisa, which was built in the sixteenth century.
High above, castle walls protect the upper town on the summit. There one can see the remains of Byzantine houses and public buildings and a vast cistern that ensured a water supply at times of siege. A fortified zigzag path from the upper town leads to the Fortress of #Goulas on the summit overlooking the town. It is entered by a tunnel that still retains its ironbound gates. Among the ruins of houses and cisterns of the #acropolis of the upper town stands St. Sophia, a Byzantine church founded by Andronikos II Paleologos on a plan similar to that of Daphni in #Athens .
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Castle of Monemvasia: a walkthrough
Monemvasia is one of the most important medieval fortress-cities of Greece. It is also one of the most beautiful castles in the world.Monemvasia means one-way.
Its area consists mostly of a large plateau some 100 metres above sea level, up to 300 m wide and 1 km long, the site of a powerful medieval fortress. The town walls and many Byzantine churches remain from the medieval period. Monemvasia is built in a rock which is a connected with a narrow and unique road to the mainland. Thus, it had always been well protected from the raids of the barbarians. To this walkthrough, we visited the medieval city, we climbed to the upper citadel and the acropolis and took a closer look to the houses, to the medieval fortification and to the various cisterns and churches. Walk with us side by side and witness the beauty of Monemvasia.
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Agia Sofia at the top of Monemvasia.
At the top of the rock in the upper city as it is characterized by locals in Monemvasia, which no longer resides and all the buildings are almost ruined, there is a famous temple, such as Agia Sophia, the great church of Constantinople.
Greece's Peloponnese
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | After enjoying Greece's charming old port town of Nafplio, we'll time-trip through the ruins of Olympia, take center stage at the remarkably preserved theater at Epidavros, and explore the ancient capital of Mycenae. Then we'll wander off the beaten path along the rustic, rough-and-tumble Mani Peninsula, relax in the idyllic beach town of Kardamyli, and marvel at Greece's Rock of Gibraltar: the fortress town of Monemvasia.
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Monemvasia
Monemvasia is located at a small peninsula at the east coast of the Peloponnese in Greece. It has been a important city in the Byzantine mediaeval period which has been given up in the last centuries.
Monemvasia liegt auf einer kleinen Halbinsel auf dem südöstlichen Finger des Peloponnes in Griechenland. Während des Mittelalters war es eine bedeutende byzantinische Stadt, welche aber in den letzten Jahrhunderten aufgegeben wurde.
Монемва́сия (также Монемва́зия; греч. Μονεμβασία, Μονεμβάσια, Μονεμβασιά;) — византийский город-крепость на острове, соединённом узким перешейком с Пелопоннесом.
Скала, на которой расположен город, образовалась в 375 году в результате сильнейшего землетрясения, упомянутого византийским историком Зосимом, серьёзно изменившего восточное побережье Лаконии.
В XIV веке в Монемвасии родился будущий Митрополит Киевский и всея Руси Фотий.
Монемвасия является родиной известного ликёрного вина Мальвазия. Франки называли Монемвасию «Мальвазией», такое наименование закрепилось и за вином, производимым здесь. В течение пяти веков вино поставлялось по всей Европе и Ближнему Востоку. Вино Мальвазия было известно и на Руси, где оно появилось в XI веке и до XIII века оставалось единственным виноградным вином. После перехода города под власть Османской империи монемвасийская лоза перекочевала сначала в Италию, а затем в Испанию и Португалию
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Hello my friends...Monemvassia is located in Minoan peninsula, Peloponnese. Its name is derived from moni em vassis = the only entrance or single entrance...the huge chunk of rock is connected to the mainland by a bridge and a causeway. It's one of the 3 fortresses built by the Frankish 4th crusader groups (germanic people from lower Rhine) who conquested it in 14th century and ruled the Morea (medieval name of Peloponnese) for 200 years. Monemvassia has a turbulent past...Morean wars, invasion by the crusaders, the Venetians, the Ottomans. The first fortress was built by the Greek Byzantines. Morea is a medieval name of Peloponnese.
There's a cobble stone path that leads to the castle n Aya Sofia chapel at the upper city...the higher you go the closer it brings you to the medieval era...very beautiful sceneries. It has 3 castles and about 40 churches...
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Hai teman-teman...Monemvassia terletak semenanjung Minoa di Peloponnesos, Yunani...namanya berasal dari kata2 moni en vassis = pintu masuk satu2nya...batu karang raksasa tersebut terhubung dengan daratan melalui sebuah jembatan. Monemvasia adalah satu dari 3 benteng yg dibangun oleh grup tentara salib gelombang ke 4 dari Jerman diabad ke 14...yang lalu berkuasa selama 200 tahun. Tapi awalnya orang Yunani Byzantium yang membangun benteng disitu.
Sejarahnya cukup seru, banyak peperangan Morea (nama kuno Peloponessos), perang salib, dijajah Venesia dan Ottoman Turki.
Ada jalanan batu yang membawa ke istana dipuncak dan kapel Aya Sofia...ada 3 istana disana dan kira2 40 gereja Yunani ortodoks disana...lebih tinggi mendaki lebih dekat ke abad pertengahan... pemandangannya indah.
Selamat menonton dan salam santun saya. ????????????????
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A fairy tale scene in the Peloponnese: Vaulted alleys, Byzantine churches and Venetian mansions
Monemvasia means “one entrance” and in fact the only access to this castle is via a causeway. This uniquely preserved mediaeval town is carved into the majestic grey rock like a sculpture. The “Gibraltar of the East” or a “stone ship” about to set sail, as the famous Greek poet Yannis Ristos described his birthplace, is calling you for immediate boarding for a journey through time. Wander around the vaulted alleyways, churches and aristocratic mansions.
Take a swim in its crystal-clear waters and sample its delicious cuisine and legendary wine. Follow in the footsteps of knights, pirates, crusaders and emperors, who all fell under the spell of this mythical place in the Peloponnese. Here time stands still, and you’ll become one with history.
What to do in Monemvasia
Open sesame: the mediaeval castle
As soon as you walk through the gate, you’ll begin to uncover the secrets of this mediaeval castle. First have a coffee in the Agora, on the main cobblestone street in the Lower Town. This was the Byzantines’ Central Avenue, the Venetians’ Market and the Ottomans’ Bazaar, the commercial artery and cultural hub for so many civilisations. Today you’ll see cafes, tavernas, shops and artisans’ workshops. Duck in and out of arched alleyways of Monemvasia until you reach the sea wall, where you’ll pass quaint homes and crumbling churches. Look up and see the grand mansions of the Upper Town, where the nobility lived.
At twilight, the stones turn lavender (hence its nickname, the Violet City) and the streets fill with mysterious shapes, sounds and shadows. By now you’re no longer a visitor but a resident, as were the Byzantines, Ottomans, Venetians before you. In the evening you’ll have your choice of elegant restaurants, traditional tavernas, charming cafes and chic wine bars.
A culinary journey in Monemvasia
Try the local homemade pasta called goges (like gnocci, but flour-based) or saitia (fried cheesepies with fresh herbs). Oenophiles should sample the regional sweet wine called Malvasia, the authentic flavor of Monemvasia, dubbed the “nectar of the nobles”.
A fairy tale stay
Monemvasia is an ideal romantic hideaway and honeymoon destination. Boutique bed & breakfasts and luxury hotels with suites boasting Turkish baths, mosaic floors and flowering courtyards will transport you to another time, without stinting on modern comforts. In the dimly lit rooms, with their vaulted ceilings and handmade wooden furniture, you’ll live your own fairy tale.
Up, up and away: The Upper Town
The Upper Town was home to the Venetian aristocracy and, although it’s a steep climb to reach the beautiful mansions (in the 17th century travellers once counted 500), you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views of the whole area. The half-Byzantine, half-Venetian church of Agia Sofia clings to the side of the cliff, and is one of the most significant attractions in Monemvasia. Once inside, you’ll be awe-struck by its magnificent octagonal dome.
Hidden gems of Monemvasia
Travel to Byzantium
History comes to life in this castle: Twenty-four temples and churches with Byzantine elements remain from the 40 that once existed. The oldest is Elkomenos Christos, located in the main square of the Lower Town. Other churches worth seeing are Panagia Chrysafitissa, Agios Nikolaos and Panagia tin Kritikia (Myrtidiotissa).
The big blue of Monemvasia
Portelo, in the middle of the sea wall, is the only entrance to Monemvasia by water. From here you can dive into the crystal-clear water and it will feel like you’re jumping off the deck of a ship. Swimming under the mighty fortress, in one of the most beautiful destinations in Greece, is a holiday experience you will never forget.
Monemvasia is a town in Laconia, Greece, located on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway 200m in length. The town walls and many Byzantine churches remain from the medieval period. The town's name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvasia, meaning single entrance. Its Italian form, Malvasia, gave its name to Malmsey wine. Monemvasia's nickname is the Gibraltar of the East or The Rock.
The town has seen a resurgence in importance with increasing numbers of tourists visiting the site and the region. The medieval buildings have been restored, and many of them converted to hotels.
Monemvasia ist eine griechische Kleinstadt, die im byzantinischen Reich bedeutender Stützpunkt und Festung war. Sie liegt auf einem Felsen vor der Küste Lakoniens im Südosten der Halbinsel Peloponnes.
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Μετά από μεγάλα και δυνατά Gigs στην Αθήνα με καταξιωμένους καλλιτέχνες του χώρου της House και Deep house, παίζοντας σε Ammos beach club όπως και barcode και Cozi στη Σάμο, ερχόμαστε με όρεξη και δυνατή μουσική στην πολύ αγαπημένη μας Μονεμβασία, στο κτήμα Πέτρα ( Petra Club Monemvasia / Ktima Petra) .
Ετοιμαστείτε να ταρακουνήσουμε τη Πελοπόννησο στους ρυθμούς της house έχοντας πάντα μαζί μας και την Ελληνική υπογραφή.
Στα decks θα είναι ο Constantine P (Key Records / OBR / Elixir Radio ) και ο NiKo S. ( Σάμος res DJ )
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+ Ελληνικά στο Line Up o ( Σωτήρης Σαμαράς ) Sotiris Samaras με πολύ βαρύ μουσικό βιογραφικό όπως Gala Salamis και Mystique, res on salamis, συστημένος από τα αγαπημένα ονόματα του χώρου Μάκη Ζερβάκη.
Mε την ευγενική χορηγία του Radio Elixir ♫ και τους συνεργάτες του.
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The PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY - MONEMVASIA ( GREECE )
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