🇬🇷 Monumental Monemvasia, Peloponnese, Greece

Monemvasia is a spectacular 'Island' town and castle, connected to the Greek mainland by a causeway.

Located in Laconia county, in the Peloponnese, Greece, Monemvasia is about 4 hours drive from Athens, and 1.5 hours from Kalamata.

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It is one of the top tourist destinations in the Peloponnese, famed for its rugged beauty, boutique hotels, restaurants and sunsets.

The island is a monosyllabic rock rising about 100m from the sea and connected to the mainland via a roadway across a man made causeway. On the top is a Byzantine Castle, and ruined medieval town, though the site itself once had an Acropolis dating back 2500 years to the Minoan Civilisation.

Subsequently settled by the Spartans in the 7th Century AD, it was then subject to many sieges and changed hands several times between the Byzantines, Venetians, Ottomans and Greeks.

Below the ruined upper town and castle sits the lower town, rebuilt after the Greek revolution of 1821 and catering for tourists. Surrounded by walls, and defensive fortifications Monemvasia offers a unique experience for the visitor, and is highly recommended as a 2 day, 1 night stop during a tour of the Peloponnese in Greece.

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Arriving and where to park
00:42 The Lower Town
02:37 The Main Square
03:00 Trying to climb (the Lower Town)
04:27 Main Street, Restaurants and Shops
05:36 Finally Climbing the Rock
07:37 The Gate at the top
08:13 The BEST view?
08:55 Climbing the Upper Town
10:02 The Church of Agia (Hagia) Sophia
11:17 Or is this the BEST View?
12:04 Climbing again
12:24 The Acropolis and The Minoans
13:01 The Spartans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Venetians
14:18 The Greek War of Independence & Tourism
15:00 Wrap up and Thanks.