Lert me show you a glimpse from Mistras!

Last weekend I had the chance to visit one of the most beautiful and historically interesting places in Greece, called Mistras. Copying from Unesco site (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/511/),

Mystras, the ‘wonder of the Morea’, lies in the southeast of the Peloponnese. The town developed down the hillside from the fortress built in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William II of Villehardouin, at the top of a 620 m high hill overlooking Sparta. The Franks surrendered the castle to the Byzantines in 1262, it was the centre of Byzantine power in southern Greece, first as the base of the military governor and from 1348 as the seat of the Despotate of Morea. Captured by the Turks in 1460, it was occupied thereafter by them and the Venetians. After 1834 the inhabitants of Mystras gradually started to move to the modern town of Sparta leaving only the breath-taking medieval ruins, standing in a beautiful landscape.

More info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystras

My photos unfortunately cannot show the full beauty of such place...

After passing the 2nd gate of the old city and going up to the castle.

These ruins are dated from the 12th century, full of history

As you move further in the ruins you start seeing evidence of the Byzantine civilization

Apart from the old walls and the streets, the most obvious monuments are the Byzantine/Orthodox churches from 12th century and the palace

When you enter these temples, its difficult not to let your imagination travel back hundreds of years and imagine how people lived back then

From the top of the castle you can see the whole modern Sparta city and area

Moving down from the castle you can see the old palace where many artists and scientists had the chance to work here

The ancient town seems to be in full harmony with nature

Some spots in this place were "begging" to be shot in b&w

In the end, after having changed many western and eastern owners Mistras was finally "conquered" by nature