Visit Sparta & Gythio Greece - What To See & Do
Sparta, Gythio and Mystras are three amazing places to check out in the Peloponnese region of Greece. Here we discuss what travelers to Greece should visit and see while they are visiting these areas. Also, we talk about the travel distances and public transport options.
Filmed outside of Sparta, Greece
Nemea, The ancient stadium - Greece
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The Nemean Games were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were held at Nemea every two years.
With the Isthmian Games, the Nemean Games were held both the year before and the year after the Ancient Olympic Games and the Pythian Games in the third year of the Olympiad cycle. Like the Olympic Games, they were held in honor of Zeus. They were said to have been founded by Heracles after he defeated the Nemean Lion. Αnother myth said that they originated as the funeral games of a child named Opheltes. However, they are known to have existed only since the 6th century BC (from 573 BC, or earlier). The winners received a wreath of wild celery leaves from the city of Argos.
Music; Nemesis by ALBIS
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TRAVEL VLOG || MY ROAD TRIP TO NAFPLIO TOWN PART TWO|| PLACES TO VISIT IN GREECE.
Old Nafplio (or Nafplion) is one of the most beautiful towns in Greece. The former capital of the country may remind visitors of the Plaka in Athens, but it's on the sea. With two mountains crowned by medieval fortresses overlooking the town and the small island fortress called the Bourtzi that once protected the harbor, Nafplio is full of restaurants, shops, cafes, beautiful old buildings,hotels of all catagories and a beach that you can walk to in ten minutes. For people who want to visit an island but don't like boats, Nafplio is a good alternative and just a 2 hour drive from Athens. It is also convenient to the important ancient sites of Myceneae, Epidavros, Nemea, Argos and Corinth. Nafplio has a mild winter (they grow oranges here) and is one of the best places to visit in the off-season.
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Messene - Greece HD Travel Channel
After the victory of Thebes over Sparta in 369 BC, Messene was founded by the commander Epaminondas as the capital of Messenia, in order to prevent a regaining strength of Sparta. The city was still inhabited during the Byzantine period. Ancient Messene is located about 18 mi. north of the foundation of the modern era. The excavations took place only recently and are still ongoing. Significant is the Asclepieion, an ancient sanitarium with a large inner courtyard enclosed by columns.
Here you can watch the archaeologists and conservators at work. In the video you see Italian students under the guidance of their professor just excavating a grave and examining the newly discovered skull.
A special feature is the exposed Messene treasure room - the safe of the city -- where gold and silver was stored. Recently, the magnificent Ekklesiasterion was excavated. In former times it was used as for political meetings.
The monumental stadium, bordered on three sides with rows of erected pillars, is one of the most beautiful and best preserved in Greece. The gigantic city wall - once 5.6 mi. long - is broken by the colossal Arcadian gate with its own interior.
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Messene wurde nach dem Sieg Thebens über Sparta 369 v. Chr vom Feldherrn Epaminondas als Hauptstadt Messeniens gegründet, um ein Wiedererstarken Spartas zu behindern. Die Stadt war noch in byzantinischer Zeit bewohnt. Das antike Messene liegt ca. 30 km nördlich der Gründung aus der Neuzeit. Die Ausgrabungen fanden erst in jüngster Zeit statt und sind noch immer nicht abgeschlossen. Bedeutsam ist das Asklepieion, ein antikes Sanatorium mit großem, von Säulen umschlossenem Innenhof.
Hier kann man den Archäologen und Restaurateuren unmittelbar bei ihrer Arbeit zusehen. Italienische Studenten, unter Leitung ihres Professors, legen soeben ein Grab frei und begutachten den neu entdeckten Schädel.
Eine Besonderheit in Messene ist der freigelegte Schatzraum, praktisch der Safe der Stadt, in dem Gold und Silber aufbewahrt wurde. In jüngster Zeit wurde das prächtige Ekklesiasterion freigelegt, ein Veranstaltungsort, der auch für politische Treffen genutzt wurde.
Das monumentale Stadion, eingefasst an drei Seiten mit aufgerichteten Säulenreihen, gehört zu den Schönsten und Besterhaltenen Griechenlands. Die riesige Stadtmauer, einst 9 km lang, wird durch das kolossale Arkadische Tor mit eigenem Innenraum durchbrochen.
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