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.
monemvasia.gov.gr
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Katsikas pantelis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Hamlet with 31 residents
  • Description: coastal settlement in Lakonia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Epidaurus Limera”, “Malvasy”, “Malvoisie”, “Menekshe”, “Monembassia”, “Monemvasía”, “Monemvasie”, “Monemwazja”, “Monovasia”, “Μαλβαζία”, “Μαλβασία”, “Μονεμβάσια”, “Μονεμβασία Λακωνίας”, “Μονοβάσια”, “モネンヴァシア”, “摩尼瓦西亞”, and “摩涅姆瓦西亞”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monemvasia Mosque and Aghia Sofia.

Mosque
Photo: Iolchos07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of Monemvasia is a former located…

Church
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom…

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gefyra and Palia Monemvasia.

Village
Photo: Glinard, CC BY 4.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Monemvasia.

Hamlet
Photo: Lapost, CC0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Monemvasia.

Monemvasia

Latitude
36.6874° or 36° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
23.0555° or 23° 3′ 20″ east
Population
31
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR MON
Open location code
8G85M3P4+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9089467564
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
256795
Wiki­data ID
Q654616
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Monemvasia” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Monemvasia”
  • Arabic: “مونيمفاسيا”
  • Armenian: “Մոնեմվասիա”
  • Belarusian: “Манемвасія”
  • Bengali: “মোনেমভাসিয়া”
  • Bulgarian: “Монемвасия”
  • Catalan: “Monembasia”
  • Cebuano: “Monemvasía”
  • Chinese: “莫內姆瓦夏”
  • Chinese: “莫奈姆瓦夏”
  • Czech: “Monemvasia”
  • Danish: “Monemvasia”
  • Dutch: “Monemvasia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مونيمفاسيا”
  • Esperanto: “Monemvasia”
  • Finnish: “Monemvasia”
  • Finnish: “Monemvasiá”
  • French: “Monemvasia”
  • French: “Monemvassiá”
  • Galician: “Monemvasia”
  • Georgian: “მონემვასია”
  • German: “Monemvasia”
  • Greek: “Μονεμβασιά”
  • Greek: “Μονεμβασία”
  • Hebrew: “מונמבסיה”
  • Hungarian: “Monemvaszia”
  • Indonesian: “Monemvasia”
  • Irish: “Monemvasia”
  • Italian: “Malvasia”
  • Italian: “Monemvasia”
  • Japanese: “モネンバシア”
  • Korean: “모넴바시아”
  • Latin: “Monembasia”
  • Lithuanian: “Monemvasija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Monemvasia”
  • Macedonian: “Монемвазија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monemvasia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monemvasiá”
  • Norwegian: “Monemvasia”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “بنفشه”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “بینفشه”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “پنفشه”
  • Persian: “مونمواسیا”
  • Polish: “Monemwasia”
  • Portuguese: “Monemvasia”
  • Romanian: “Monemvasia”
  • Russian: “Монемвасия/Монемвазия”
  • Russian: “Монемвасия”
  • Serbian: “Monemvasija”
  • Serbian: “Монемвасија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Monemvasija”
  • Slovenian: “Monemvazija”
  • Spanish: “Monemvasía”
  • Swedish: “Monemvasia”
  • Swiss German: “Monemvasia”
  • Turkish: “Benefşe”
  • Turkish: “Menekşe”
  • Turkmen: “Benefşe”
  • Ukrainian: “Монемваcія”
  • Ukrainian: “Монемвасія”
  • Urdu: “مونیمواسیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Monemvassia”
  • Western Frisian: “Monemvasia”
  • “Monemvasia”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Monemvasia”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Κουρκούλα and Agia Kyriaki.

Laconia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Mystras and Sparta.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.