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 Ancient and modern Sparta by LilaselLeave a Comment
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 by Lilasel
Simos (one of the country's most stunning beaches) will amaze you. A 1.5 kilometer long beach stretches below sand dunes and cedar trees. To reach it you should sail round half the island by boat or walk five kilometres from Elafonisos residential district. Local tavernas serve fresh fish. Leave a Comment
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 by Lilasel
Mystras was the hometown of Byzantium's last emperor, Constantine 11th Paleologos Dragatis, and fell to the Turks three years after the fall of Vasilevoussa ("the reigning city"), as Constantinople was known then.
Mystras, during the last years of the Byzantine Empire had become the cultural center of the Empire, and its monasteries held precious collections of ancient texts.
Find more about the place inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO on my Mistras page Leave a Comment
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 by Lilasel
The name means single ("mone") entrance ("emvassia") and that is what defines Monemvasia.
A small island, known as the "Gibraltar of Greece", resembling a gigantic boulder stuck 400 meters off the shore, it is linked to the mainland with a narrow walkway.
Today, it is one of the best preserved medieval sites in the whole country and it attracts thousands of visitors every year who flock here to witness its haunting beauty.
More information and pictures about this magical place is on my Monemvasia page Leave a Comment
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 The statue of Leonidas by Lilasel
All men of Spartan birth had to serve in the army. Boys of seven were taken from their families to live in army barracks. Their whole lives were dedicated to learning the arts of war.
The soldier trainees were beaten, made to sleep on the ground, fed terrible food, encouraged to speak as little as possible, and engaged in military maneuvres all day long. Their graduation requirements included hunting down and killing a slave without being detected. Their motto was "E tan e epi tas" ("either under it or on it"), meaning that they would return from battle either under their shield (alive) or on it (dead), but never without it (as deserters).
More about Ancient Sparta:
http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparta.html Leave a Comment
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 by Lilasel
Presented in the first floor of the Museum is the long history in Greece of two commodities, the olive and olive oil.
The ground floor is devoted to the technological development of oil-pressing installations in Greece, from the Post Byzantine period to the midtwentieth century. Displayed are reduced or restored mechanisms, replicas and large – scale working models which help the visitors to understand the techniques and processes of olive oil production.
The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil is the first of its kind in Greece.
Opening hours:
April – October
Wednesday to Monday, 10 am – 2pm and 5 pm – 7 pm
October – April
Wednesday to Monday, 10 am – 4 pm
Admission: 2 Euros
Address: 129, Othonos-Amalias Street Leave a Comment
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 olive collection by marka13
The people of Mani are said to be descendents of the original Spartans. As some settled in Mystra and others gave into the rule of invading forces, it is said that these people chose to live in this rugged landscape instead of being taken over. And these people are proud of the fact that no foreign power has ever ruled over this region.EVER! Leave a Comment
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 tenaro lighthouse by marka13
The ancient Greeks believed that a deceased was carried by the god Hermes (Mercury) to the water and then he/she was escorted by Charon, the ferryman, across an underground lake or river to their last resting place in Hades. He received as payment an "Obolos" coin which the family usually placed in the mouth of the dead to ensure their safe passage to the underworld. Without the Obolos, Charon would refuse passage and the soul would be doomed to wander in the world of the living forever. Such beliefs guided ancient Greeks to build sanctuaries and Nekromanteia in places where they believed passages to the underworld existed. The sanctuary of Poseidon in Cape Tenaro, it is also identified as an important shrine of the Dead.
The beautiful lighthouse in the end of the cape seems to gaze at the ocean warning and protecting the sailors, not to come near the Hades gate! Leave a Comment
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 by marka13
Greece, despite the fact that it is a small country in magnitude, stands in the 3rd position in the world in the olive oil production, after Spain and Italy.
There are today approximately 120,000,000 olive trees in Greece (the population of the country is approximately 10,000,000).
Greece is the biggest exporter of Extra Pure Olive Oil considered the best quality of olive oil.
Biological cultivation of the olive tree in Greece started approximately 10 years ago in Mani and it is estimated that today it uses 15,000 stremmata while it is expected to exceed 35,000 stremmata in the next years.
There is an Olive and Greek Olive Oil Museum in Sparta, Laconia . The aim of the museum is the promotion of the olive culture and providing information about its cultivation in the area of the Peloponnese as well as all over Greece and the wider Mediterranean area.
Don't forget to buy some pure virgin olive oil from Laconia area. I think that there is not exist better quality .
The first time I visited a village tavern in Mani and I ordered a greek salad, I saw in horror the tomato,cacuber, onion and pepper pieces, "swimming" in an olive oil sea!!!
After the first shock, I discovered that the tomato's juice, when it is mixed with olive oil, produces a delicious sauce, that can be eaten using bread or drunk directly from the plate!!!
From the moment I met this delicatessen, I lost my good manners eeehh???? :) Leave a Comment
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 Towerhouses in Mani by marka13
When you enter Vathia village, and you walk around the narrow alleys, among the towers, you still feel the wildness. Some of the towers are ruined and neglected and you can enter inside to see the interior architecture. But more than this you can stay in one of them as they have been turned to guesthouses. In Areopolis or Vathia, or Gerolimenas you can find some of them. Leave a Comment
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