Mystras

Mystras is a fortress town and archaeological site in , , , known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea.
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  • Protected area
  • …has about 4,240 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 310 metres (1,020 feet)
  • Description: fortified medieval city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Archaeological Site of Mystras”
    “Mezistre”
    “Mistra”
    “Mistrás”
    “Mizistra”

Places of Interest

Discover Pantanassa Monastery and Saint Sophia.
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Church
The is a former Eastern Orthodox…
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Church
The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom…
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Castle

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magoula and Mystras.
Suburb
is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, .
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Village
is a village.
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Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Mystras

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Latitude
37.0727° or 37° 4′ 22″ north
Longitude
22.368° or 22° 22′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G9439F9+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 969401097
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
256886
Wiki­data ID
Q19053

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Mystras” goes by many names.
مدينة ميستراسArabic
ميستراسArabic
MistraAsturian
MistraBasque
МістраBelarusian
МистраBulgarian
МистрасBulgarian
MistraCatalan
MistràsCatalan
米斯特拉斯Chinese
米斯特拉斯考古遗址Chinese
MistrasCroatian
MystrasCroatian
MystraCzech
MystrasCzech
MystrasDanish
Archeologische plaats MystrasDutch
MistraDutch
MystrasDutch
ميستراسEgyptian Arabic
MistrasoEsperanto
MistraFinnish
MystrasFinnish
ΜυστράςFinnish
MisitraFrench
MistraFrench
MistrasFrench
MystrásFrench
MyzithrásFrench
Site archéologique de MystrasFrench
Sitio arqueolóxico de MystrasGalician
მისტრაGeorgian
MisithraGerman
MisthraGerman
MistrasGerman
MystrasGerman
MystrásGreek
Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος του ΜυστράGreek
Βυζαντινή Καστροπολιτεία ΜυστράGreek
ΜυζηθράςGreek
ΜυστράςGreek
מיסטרסHebrew
मिस्ट्रसHindi
MisztraHungarian
MisztrászHungarian
MystrasIndonesian
Castello bizantino di MistraItalian
MistràItalian
MystrasItalian
ミストラJapanese
ミストラスJapanese
ミストラスの考古学遺跡Japanese
ミストラ遺跡Japanese
미스트라스Korean
MystrasLatin
MyzethrasLatin
MistraLithuanian
MistráMacedonian
MistràsMacedonian
MisztraMacedonian
MystrasMacedonian
MyzethrasMacedonian
ΜυστράςMacedonian
МистраMacedonian
МістраMacedonian
მისტრაMacedonian
מיסטרסMacedonian
میستراسMacedonian
ミストラスMacedonian
米斯特拉斯Macedonian
മീസ്ട്രാസ്Malayalam
MistrasMaltese
MystrasMaltese
მისტრაMingrelian
MystrasNorwegian
MistráNorwegian Bokmål
MystrasNorwegian Bokmål
MystrásNorwegian Nynorsk
MistraOccitan (post 1500)
مزسترهOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
میزسترهOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
ميستراسPersian
میستراسPersian
MistraPolish
MistrasPolish
MystrasPolish
MistrasPortuguese
MistrasRomanian
Древний город МистраRussian
МистраRussian
МистрасRussian
ΜυστράςSerbian
МистраSerbian
MistrasSerbo-Croatian
MystrasSlovak
MistraSlovenian
MistráSpanish
MistrasSpanish
MystrasSpanish
Sitio arqueológico de MistrasSpanish
MistrasSwedish
MystraSwedish
MystrasSwedish
MystrasSwiss German
Мистра борынгы каласы археологик урыныTatar
MistraTurkish
MystrasTurkish
МістраUkrainian
میسٹراسUrdu
MistràVenetian

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