Mystras
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.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: fortified medieval city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Site of Mystras”, “Mezistre”, “Misithra”, “Misitra”, “Mistrás”, “Misztra”, “Mizistra”, “Myzithras”, “Myzithrás”, “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος του Μυστρά”, “Μυζηθράς”, “Мистрас”, “ミストラ”, and “ミストラスの考古学遺跡”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pantanassa Monastery and Saint Sophia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magoula and Mystras.
Mystras
- Categories: archaeological site, fortified town, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.0727° or 37° 4′ 22″ north
Longitude
22.368° or 22° 22′ 5″ east
Population
4,240
Elevation
358 metres (1,175 feet)
Open location code
8G9439F9+35
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Mystras” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدينة ميستراس”
- Arabic: “ميستراس”
- Asturian: “Mistra”
- Basque: “Mistra”
- Belarusian: “Містра”
- Bulgarian: “Мистра”
- Catalan: “Mistràs”
- Chinese: “米斯特拉斯”
- Chinese: “米斯特拉斯考古遗址”
- Croatian: “Mistras”
- Czech: “Mystra”
- Czech: “Mystras”
- Danish: “Mystras”
- Dutch: “Archeologische plaats Mystras”
- Dutch: “Mystras”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميستراس”
- Esperanto: “Mistraso”
- Finnish: “Mystras”
- French: “Mistra”
- French: “Site archéologique de Mystras”
- Galician: “Sitio arqueolóxico de Mystras”
- Georgian: “მისტრა”
- German: “Misthra”
- German: “Mystras”
- Greek: “Mystrás”
- Greek: “Βυζαντινή Καστροπολιτεία Μυστρά”
- Greek: “Μυστράς”
- Hebrew: “מיסטרס”
- Hindi: “मिस्ट्रस”
- Hungarian: “Misztrász”
- Indonesian: “Mystras”
- Italian: “Castello bizantino di Mistra”
- Italian: “Mistra”
- Italian: “Mystras”
- Japanese: “ミストラス”
- Japanese: “ミストラ遺跡”
- Korean: “미스트라스”
- Latin: “Myzethras”
- Lithuanian: “Mistra”
- Macedonian: “Мистра”
- Malayalam: “മീസ്ട്രാസ്”
- Maltese: “Mystras”
- Mingrelian: “მისტრა”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mystras”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mystrás”
- Norwegian: “Mystras”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Mistra”
- Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “مزستره”
- Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “میزستره”
- Persian: “میستراس”
- Polish: “Mistra”
- Portuguese: “Mistras”
- Romanian: “Mistras”
- Russian: “Древний город Мистра”
- Russian: “Мистра”
- Serbian: “Мистра”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mistras”
- Slovak: “Mystras”
- Slovenian: “Mistra”
- Spanish: “Mistra”
- Spanish: “Mistrá”
- Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de Mistras”
- Swedish: “Mystras”
- Swiss German: “Mystras”
- Tatar: “Мистра борынгы каласы археологик урыны”
- Turkish: “Mistra”
- Ukrainian: “Містра”
- Urdu: “میسٹراس”
- Venetian: “Mistrà”
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Places to explore: Pikoulianika and Vlachochori.
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Worth a closer look: Monemvasia and Sparta.
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