Πύργος Φικιώρη

Places of Interest Nearby

Mystras

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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.

Archaeological Museum of Sparta

Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 3 km east of Πύργος Φικιώρη.

Temple of Artemis Orthia

Ruins

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The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 3 km east of Πύργος Φικιώρη.

Places in the Area

Mystras

Village

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Mystras is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Πύργος Φικιώρη.

Sparta

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Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.

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