Villehardouin Castle

Villehardouin Castle is a castle in , . Villehardouin Castle is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Medieval castle in Greece
  • Also known as: “Fortress of Mystras” and “Mystras Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystras and Pantanassa Monastery.

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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, a rump state that was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century shortly after the fall of .

Church
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The is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery, now nunnery, located in , in the region of . It was founded by a chief minister of the late-Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, Giannis Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428. is situated 220 metres northeast of Villehardouin Castle.

Church
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The Church of Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom is a Byzantine church in the fortified medieval town of , , . It forms part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. is situated 240 metres northwest of Villehardouin Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystras and Taygeti.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Suburb
is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, . It is the former seat of the municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. is situated 3½ km east of Villehardouin Castle.

Villehardouin Castle

Latitude
37.07182° or 37° 4′ 19″ north
Longitude
22.36698° or 22° 22′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G9439C8+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85696558
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q28721350
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Villehardouin Castle” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Mystraksen linna”
  • French: “Château de Mistra”
  • French: “château de Villehardouin”
  • Greek: “Ακρόπολη Μυστρά”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Μυστρά”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Μυστρά”
  • Italian: “Acropoli di Mistra”
  • Tatar: “Мистра кальгасы”
  • Tatar: “Мистра кирмәне”
  • Turkish: “Mystras Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Μυστράς and Saint Nicolas.

Nearby Places

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