Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate is a parking area in Sparti, Laconia. Fortress Gate is situated nearby to the church Saint Sophia, as well as near Villehardouin Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mystras and Saint Sophia.
Mystras
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Saint Sophia
Church
Photo: Ed89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom is a Byzantine church in the fortified medieval town of Mystras, Peloponnese, Greece. It forms part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Saint Sophia is situated 200 metres northeast of Fortress Gate.
Villehardouin Castle
Castle
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villehardouin Castle is situated 270 metres east of Fortress Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystras and Taygeti.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. Magoula is situated 3½ km east of Fortress Gate.
Fortress Gate
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.07263° or 37° 4′ 22″ northLongitude
22.36416° or 22° 21′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G9439F7+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 231894054OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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