Mystras

Today we’re going to explore yet another Byzantine castle town of the Peloponnese: Mystras, which played an important role in the Byzantine Empire during its final centuries, until it fell to the Ottomans in 1460. Mystras location and view are breathtaking! You get to see the plains of Sparta. Sparta is the hometown of King Leonidas and the 300 warriors who fought the Persians at Thermopylae!  This Byzantine castle town is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mystras’ History The city was founded in 1249 by the ruler of the Frankish Principality of Achaea William II of Villehardouin, who built…