Mystras, a photo from Lakonia, Peloponnesus

Photographer's Note

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Mystras in Greece is an archaeological site located on Mt. Taygetos, 5 km from the town of Sparta, in the region of Laconia. It was built around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince William of Villehardouin. The Castle Town of Mystras was in the Byzantine times the second most important town after Constantinople, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the town the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
The town remained inhabited throughout the Ottoman period lasting from the mid-15th century until the Greek War of Independence and the proclamation of the First Hellenic Republic in 1822.
The Castle is actually an old town surrounded by Byzantine walls and with an imposing palace on top of the hill.
From the old metropolis remained today abandoned ruins spread almost all over the steep mountain slope, ruins of houses, palaces, monasteries and churches, most dating from between 1271 and 1460

ChrisJ, papagolf21, COSTANTINO, snunney, holmertz, mcmtanyel, cornejo has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (171822) 2019-01-18 22:20

Witaj Ryszard

It looks like somewhere in western Turkey. The ancient Greeks were there too. A fantastic upward pov with a broad panoramic view of the ruins & archaeological site. Tfs!

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-01-18 22:38

Bonjour, cher Ryszard,
Une belle page d'histoire � travers ce beau paysage charg� de ruines et d'嶮ifice accroch廥 au flanc de la montagne environn� de v嶲彋ation.
Le sommet s'orne d'un beau ch漮eau.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

COSTANTINO (116421) 2019-01-18 23:24

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
I am so glad you retyrned back
to your photos from Greece
here we can see Mystras one of
the most famous archaeological
places and the Castle surronded
by Byzantine walls
interesting and impressive
welldone from you
regards
Costantino

emka (158092) 2019-01-18 23:39

Cześć Ryszard,
Te ruiny mi sie podobają. Bylo dośc czasu, zeby to wszystko obejśc? Ciekawy zamek na g鏎ze i chyba kosci�ł z wieża po lewej stronie.

Pozdrawiam MAłgorzata

lousat (139220) 2019-01-19 0:52

Hi Ryszard,back in the warm Greece after the polish winter,with this beautiful view where we can see well what remains in the old castle in a great sharpness,i like it! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

snunney (130967) 2019-01-19 1:43

Hello Ryszard,
This looks somewhat warmer than your previous few offerings :-) I like the point of view looking up the hill. The ruins dotted about the hillside offer a number of interesting focal points for our consideration. Well exposed with fine colour contrasts and excellent clarity.

holmertz (102650) 2019-01-19 1:57

Hello Ryszard,
This view immediately made me think of our friend Malgo, who no doubt would have insisted on seeing every little ruin all over the hillside and on top. I saw that she asked if you had enough time. ;-) I would probably not have bothered to explore every building, especially not since it seemed to have been a hot day, but the large number of ruins make this a very impressive site and a beautiful photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

rbassin (27472) 2019-01-19 2:48

hello Ryszard
un beau point de vue sur la colline et ses ruines antiques.
Bon W-E
Roland

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-01-19 3:05

Hi Ryszard
Appreciate your info notes and here is an unusual view up the slope that makes one look a little harder from corner to corner with bit and pcs of the ruins' remnants. The palace on the peak makes for an imposing eye stopper. You have great light and colour with superb contrast to deep blue sky. Excellent shot of this historic sight, Congrats
Best regards

Silvio1953 (221525) 2019-01-19 3:07

Ciao Ryszard, beautiful landscape, lovely composition with fascinating ruines, superb blue sky, wonderful natural colors, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2019-01-19 7:13

Hi Ryszard
Un lieu charg� d'histoire, ces ruines sur la montagne avec la seule pr廥ence de 滱e !!
Bonne journ嶪
cricri

Nicou (193806) 2019-01-19 7:17

Hello

quelle mont sueprbe avec toute sa v嶲彋aiton et quelle forteresse au sommet quei domine le tout et sur les flanc que de belles ruitnes et rendu sur ces vestiges et pierre sueprbe
Bravo et belle soir嶪
Niocu

Fis2 (170693) 2019-01-19 10:32

Czesc Ryszard!
Super widok, fascynuj帷e ruiny, lubie takie.
Ladny kadr i kolorystyka.
Fajne miejsce.
Milego wieczoru.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

ifege (48019) 2019-01-19 15:40

Hi Ryszard
The walk from top to bottom of Mystra is one of my most enduring memories from travelling in Greece over 20 years ago. This photo gives a good idea of the extent of the ruined city.
cheers
Ian

mcmtanyel (68447) 2019-01-24 18:34

Hello Ryszard,
It is an interesting site, extending all the way to the hilltop. I wonder why it was abandoned after they gained independence.
Regards,
MT

cornejo (61504) 2019-01-31 11:17

Czesc Ryszard, good view of this beautiful landscape of the interesting archaeological site, very well captured in this great photo. An interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.