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an ancient historical site - another Unesco tick; drive through pretty countryside to get here - vineyards, orange and olive groves
Con
You need to bring your imagination
In a nutshell
You don't have to read Linear B to visit!
mishgreek Says: Mycecae (read as Mikini) was one of the main center of the Greek civilization in the 2nd millennium BC.The period around 1600-1100 BC was called Mycenaean.It was the "Kingdom of Agamemnon",the ruler of the greeks in the war against Troy.It is just a small place but worth...
mishgreek Says: This place is actually a tholos tomb,(tholos is a dome like structure,resembles a beehive) it is also known as the "Tomb of Agamemnon".Agamemnon was the king of Myceanae,and a son of Atreus where the name of the tomb came from. Heinrich Schliemann gived the name of the place...
The Lion Gate & Cyclopian Wall
mishgreek Says: The Lion Gate is the main monumental entrance to the citadel,the name derives from the two confronted lions covering the triangle.This is part of the Cyclopian wall.Cyclopian wall is the wall covering the whole citadel which is about 900 m long and 5-7 m thick and 12 m high...
hquittner Says: The largest and most recent tholos tomb at Mycenae is called the Tomb of Agamemnon, although it was built at least 200 years earlier. Today its dome projects above the sloping hill that protects the lower tomb deep in the its hill. It no longer has any important content,...
hquittner Says: The Mycenaen citadel is set upon a hill of a plain surrounded by two mountains, Mount Zara to the south (600 m) and Ayios Ilias to the north (750 m). It is only 10 miles from the sea. The famous bee hive tombs are here on the plain.
The Acropolis Is Set Upon A Triangular Hill
hquittner Says: The main part of the palace is set upon a plateau at the top of triangular hill, 278 m high. The plateau is roughly 320 m long with each of the other sides about 180 m. The palace was built about 1350 BC and lasted until 1200 BC. Only bases of buildings still remain. There...
The Grave Circle A Is In the Fortress
hquittner Says: The Circle A was built in the northwest area of the fortress. It was created as a burial place for royalty. It was initially built just before 1500 BC. There are two concentric rings of vertical large flat stones. forming two rings. Within the area are six shaft graves which...
hquittner Says: The entrance to the palace complex is made through a monumental gateway that is topped by two tall lionesses which were erected in the 13C BC. The lions stand above a lintel of a single giant stone that overlaps the vertical ones. The heads of the lionesses have been...
JessieLang Says: This is a really nice museum, containing items found on the site. One of the most important items is a gold death mask dating from the 16th Century BC, one of 5 that have been found. The masks were all of men, and were probably kings. The museum has some very nice pottery,...
The Treasury of Atreus (Beehive tomb)
JessieLang Says: The Treasury of Atreus is a large beehive tomb built in the 14th Century BC. There were no inscriptions, so they don’t know who was buried there—but it was somebody important. The entryway to the tomb was covered with earth to conceal it. The tomb is 30 feet high, and the...
travelgourmet Says: Ah, Greek Mythology, how confusing. Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae. It is said that she plotted and murdered Agamemnon for having their daughter Iphigenia sacrificed, but was she guilty. Different accounts of the tragedy...
angiebabe Says: This site was uncovered by the German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1874, having been driven on by his belief that Homer's epics had a factual basis to the legend of Agememnon and his palace here 'of well built Mycenae, rich in gold'. Schliemann went on to find...
4 Reviews and 7 Opinions Lovely family run place, basic, but clean and friendly. Run by the Dassis family for over 100 years....
Kolizeras Restaurant: Meal at Mycenae
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Kolizeras Restaurant is situated on a distance of several kilometers from Ancient Mycenae. It's very convenient for tourist groups which travel by buses. They have served us rather quickly. While cooks were preparing dishes I've taken an opportunity to have a walk around the...
mishgreek Says: We took the bus from the Nafplion KTEL (bus terminal) to Mycenae ,but then on March 2012 their was no direct bus to Mycenae,the bus stops at Argos then hop-in to another bus(the bus was already waiting for us),travel time takes around 40mins. It stops a meter away from the...
Bus and then walk to main sight
juliaorosa Says: Buses from Athens to Mycenae are cheap (it wasn't even €10 if I recall). However, be warned that the stop where the bus leaves you (Mycenae is VERY small) is in front of a bar (same place where you buy your ticket back), which is QUITE far from the main sight. I had to walk...
aquatic Says: I got there with a bus tour. It is not the best way to visit archaelogocal sites because they give you about 40-50 minutes to walk around or even less if you listen to your guide before. But it is good for those who don't drive and want to get to as many places in one day as...
Our guides’ version of Homer’s epic:
The Trojan War wasn’t really Helen’s fault--she just got caught up in it. There was a royal wedding and all the gods were invited except Eris, the Goddess of Discord, so she threw out a golden apple to be awarded to “the fairest.” Athena, Aphrodite and Hera all claimed it. Zeus refused to get involved so he sent them to Paris for a decision, and they started bribing him. He chose Aphrodite because she offered him Helen.
Written May 27, 2011
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The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has one of the most representative collections in Russia of foreign art dated from ancient times to modern days.
You may see there wonderful masterpieces of Mycenaean Art: Three-Handled Pixies, Stirrup Jars, Statuettes of Goddesses, Cup with a spout (XIII BC).
Daily 10 a.m. — 7 p.m. (entrance till 6 p.m.)
Closed — Mondays
121019, Russia, Moscow, Volkhonka st., 12
Admission 100 rubles ($4) for Russian citizens and 300 rubles ($12) for others.
Written Sep 28, 2008
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Mycenae 'Rich in Gold' was the kingdom of mythical Agamemnon. It was first sung by Homer in his epics. It was the most important and richest palatial centre of the Late Bronze Age in Greece.
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The museum, which opened in 2004, has some 2,500 objects from Mycenae and the surrounding area, recording life from the end of the Stone Age to the fall of Mycenae at the end of the 2nd millennium B.C. Objects are grouped based on the area in which they were found, to help...
As one of the foundational sites of European civilization, Mycenae is a popular tourist destination less than two hours' drive from Athens. The site has been well-preserved, and the massive ruins of...
Mycenae is an important large archaeological site, located near Argos, at the prefecture of Argolida in Peloponnese (about 130 km south of Athens). The site was inhabited since neolithic times but it...
It's been a year since I uploaded pictures onto this locator. It's been a year since I last visited this place. Yet, I was not inspired to write about it until today. I watched the movie "Troy"...
THE ANCIENT ACROPOLIS OF MYCENAE
Located 50 km ( 31 miles ) south of Corinth and 115 km ( 71 miles ) southwest of Athens. The ancient Acropolis of Mycenae can be found in the north-east part of Peloponnisos in Argolis. The German...
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