The Franks surrendered the castle to the Byzantines in 1262, it was the centre of Byzantine power in southern Greece, first as the base of the military governor and from 1348 as the seat of the ...

One of the gates of medieval Mystras, now a UNESCO site. The old city was largely abandoned in the 19th century when ...

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Once an ancient military outpost, the site of Mystra (or Mystras) in the center of the Peloponnese Peninsula is an extraordinarily complete example of a Byzantine city. The last Byzantine emperor ...

“There were up to 1,500 homes.” The interior of Hagia Sophia church in Mystras, Greece, is painted with extensive murals that date back to the Middle Ages. (Photo by Norma Meyer) Mystras is ...