Monemvasia

Monemvasia is in . Monemvasia is one of Greece’s most dramatic and atmospheric destinations — a medieval fortress town carved into a huge rock rising from the sea off the coast of Laconia in the southeastern Peloponnese.
  • Hamlet with 67 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
  • …is also known as “Epidaurus Limera”
  • Description: coastal settlement in Lakonia, Greece

Places of Interest

Discover Monemvasia Mosque and Aghia Sofia.
The Mosque of Monemvasia is a former located…
The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gefyra and Palia Monemvasia.
Village
is a village.
is a hamlet.
5 km north of Monemvasia
Hamlet
is a hamlet.
6 km north of Monemvasia
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Latitude
36.6874° or 36° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
23.0555° or 23° 3′ 20″ east
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Open location code
8G85M3P4+X5
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place = hamlet
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Monemvasia” goes by many names.
MonemvasiaAlbanian
مونيمفاسياArabic
ՄոնեմվասիաArmenian
МанемвасіяBelarusian
মোনেমভাসিয়াBengali
МонемвасияBulgarian
MalvasiaCatalan
MeneksheCatalan
MonembasiaCatalan
MonemvasíaCebuano
摩尼瓦西亞Chinese
摩涅姆瓦西亞Chinese
莫內姆瓦夏Chinese
莫奈姆瓦夏Chinese
MonemvasiaCzech
MonemvasiaDanish
MonemvasiaDutch
مونيمفاسياEgyptian Arabic
MonemvasiaEsperanto
MonemvasiáFinnish
MonemvasiaGalician
მონემვასიაGeorgian
ΜαλβαζίαGreek
ΜαλβασίαGreek
ΜονεμβασίαGreek
Μονεμβασία ΛακωνίαςGreek
ΜονοβάσιαGreek
מונמבסיהHebrew
MonemvasziaHungarian
MonemvasiaIndonesian
MonemvasiaIrish
MalvasiaItalian
MonembasiaItalian
MonemvasiaItalian
モネンヴァシアJapanese
モネンバシアJapanese
모넴바시아Korean
MalvasiaLatin
MonembasiaLatin
MonovasiaLatin
MonemvasijaLithuanian
MalvasyLuxembourgish
MonemvasiaLuxembourgish
MonemvassiaLuxembourgish
МонемвазијаMacedonian
МонемвасијаMacedonian
MonemvasiaNorwegian
MonemvasiaNorwegian Bokmål
MonemvasiáNorwegian Nynorsk
بنفشهOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
بینفشهOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
پنفشهOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
مونمواسیاPersian
MonemvasiaPolish
MonemwasiaPolish
MonemwazjaPolish
MonemvasiaRomanian
МонемвасияRussian
Монемвасия/МонемвазияRussian
MonemvasijaSerbian
МонемвасијаSerbian
MonemvasijaSerbo-Croatian
MonemvazijaSlovenian
MonemvasiaSwedish
MonembasiaSwiss German
MonemvasiaSwiss German
MonemvassiaSwiss German
BenefşeTurkish
MenekşeTurkish
BenefşeTurkmen
МонемваcіяUkrainian
МонемвасіяUkrainian
مونیمواسیاUrdu
MonemvassiaVietnamese
MonemvasiaWestern Frisian

Localities in the Area

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

Laconia: Highlights

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