{"id":2023,"date":"2022-01-20T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kastramoria.gr\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2022-01-24T09:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T09:51:16","slug":"%ce%ba%ce%ac%cf%83%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%bc%ce%bf%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%bc%ce%b2%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%82-%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%ba%cf%89%ce%bd%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kastramoria.gr\/en\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Monemvasia Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A thin band of land and a 100 m. bridge; this is the only way to have access in the fortress city of Monemvasia, the \u201conly entrance\u201d to \u201cMenek\u015fe Kalesi\u201d. Here, the Lakones arrived in the 6thth<\/sup> century, brought to despair from the continuous raids of the barbarians; they wanted to find a new place to live, offering them bigger protection. Ideal for their purpose was the rock of Monemvasia, which was up to 600 m wide, 1,5 km long and with a height of almost 300 m.; thus began the life on it. On its top, the small plateau was the ideal location for the creation of a castle, being almost at the same level with steep slopes which it was impossible for someone to reach. Monemvasia flourished from the 12thth<\/sup> until the 14thth<\/sup> century, with characteristic Byzantine temples being built. It is constituted by two settlements, the Upper and Lower Town, whose area covers 7.500 and 120.000 sq.m respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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