Kastro
Kastro is a castle in Sparti, Laconia. Kastro is situated nearby to Villehardouin Castle, as well as near the church Pantanassa Monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mystras and Villehardouin Castle.
Mystras
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mystras is a fortress town and archaeological site in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea, a rump state that was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century shortly after the fall of Constantinople.
Pantanassa Monastery
Church
Photo: Ed89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pantanassa Monastery is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery, now nunnery, located in Mystras, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. It was founded by a chief minister of the late-Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, Giannis Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428. Pantanassa Monastery is situated 200 metres northeast of Kastro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystras and Taygeti.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. Magoula is situated 3½ km east of Kastro.
Kastro
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.07213° or 37° 4′ 20″ northLongitude
22.36693° or 22° 22′ 1″ eastElevation
584 metres (1,916 feet)Open location code
8G9439C8+VQGeoNames ID
11809100
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