{"id":4097,"date":"2023-07-06T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/legends-of-laconia\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:58:35","slug":"legends-of-laconia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/en\/legends-of-laconia\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends of Laconia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4097\" class=\"elementor elementor-4097 elementor-1205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9626f95 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9626f95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ead069c\" data-id=\"ead069c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e67bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e67bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legends of Laconia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69e786 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccde0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ccde0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Just 1 hour from ostra Mainalon Luxury Suites.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f413ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f413ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Departure from Ano Kardara and arrival at the castlecity of Mystras.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-951ea60 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"951ea60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19af42a\" data-id=\"19af42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tByzantine churches\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThese buildings, remarkably preserved Byzantine churches in the majority, and palaces, houses, bridges and the castle tell the story of a city that has experienced great prosperity as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of Morea, got rich by trade with East and West and crowned the last emperor, Constantine Palaeologus as a king. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb6dac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb6dac0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHere you will have the opportunity to visit the Cathedral, where Constantine Palaeologus was crowned an emperor on 12th March 1449, the temple of Hodeghetria, whose frescoes date back to 1312, the monastery of Pantanassa, whose decoration was inspired by gothic art, and the Perivlepto, with impressive frescoes.\n<br><br>\nAn important Byzantine Museum with exhibits has been organized and operates north of the Minster of St. Demetrios. The collection includes sculptures, manuscripts, jewelery, beauty accessories, clothing and footwear, as well as the considerable rare pieces of silk fabric and a princess braid from the grave of the north portico of Aghia Sophia.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a836cc\" data-id=\"9a836cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4471697 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4471697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.14.55-PM.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-2468\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023 07 06 at 3.14.55 PM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.14.55-PM.png 443w, https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.14.55-PM-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.14.55-PM-200x290.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b89f1e\" data-id=\"2b89f1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cf1e5 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41cf1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.15.08-PM.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-2471\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023 07 06 at 3.15.08 PM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.15.08-PM.png 516w, https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.15.08-PM-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/www.ostra.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-3.15.08-PM-200x255.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f52f22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f52f22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afd7fd2\" data-id=\"afd7fd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fa86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"33fa86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttour of Sparta\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe tour will continue to the city of Sparta. From here marched the 300 soldiers of Leonidas to confront the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae. The modern city was refounded after the country\u2019s liberation in 1834, following a decision of King Othon and was the first city in Greece which was mapped. Around it lies a fertile plain green with olive trees, orange trees and lemon trees. Southwest rises Taygetos with towering peaks and wild beauty. The city is the financial and commercial center of Laconia. It has got a great archaeological museum where visitors can admire the most important findings from prehistoric sites in Laconia and sculptures from the Archaic period to the Roman period. Departure from Sparta to Ano Kardara.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just 1 hour from ostra Mainalon Luxury Suites. Departure from Ano Kardara and arrival at the castlecity of Mystras. 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