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Attraction | History & Culture

“Treasury of Atreus”

In Mycenae, you will admire the magnificent tholos tomb called “Treasury of Atreus” or “Tomb of Agamemnon”. It is an impressive “representative” of the Mycenaean civilisation, presumably built between 1350-1250 BC.
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Attraction | History & Culture

Acrocorinth

Built on a steep rock, 575 meters high northwest of Ancient Corinth, rises the “All-seeing and Keeper of Keys of Peloponnese”, the impressive castle with the fortified acropolis of the ancient and medieval city.
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Attraction | Nature & Outdoors

Akrotainaro (Cape Matapan) and the lighthouse

Cape Matapan showcases a particularly wild and evocative side of the Mani landscape. It’s easy to see why Poseidon, god of the sea, was worshiped here in the once-famous Temple of Poseidon Tainaron. We also know that one of antiquity’s best..
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Attraction | History & Culture

Ancient Asine

Its name will always remind us of the lyrics of the verses of Nobel laureate poet Giorgos Seferis. Asine was directly connected with the sea. Its inhabitants engaged in transit trade among the palace of Mycenae, the palace of Tiryns, the pa..
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Attraction | History & Culture

Ancient Messini

If you are in Messinia, make a point of visiting the Ancient Messini archaeological park near Kalamata. It’s in a beautiful setting in the hills and olive groves, and you can spend hours wandering around one of the best preserved and most i..
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Attraction | History & Culture

Ancient Nemea

The archaeological site lies on the foot of the Arcadian mountains, at an altitude of 333m. The most important attractions are the Temple of Zeus and the Stadium.
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