On a late afternoon in October, we visited the historical site of Mystras. After touring the Churches of Saint Demetrios, the Eavngelistria, and Saint Theodoroi, we climbed the steep slope of Mount Taygetos to explore the Monastery of Pantanassa. On our way up the incline to the Monastery, we approached a steep stone staircase where…
Category: Mystras
Pantanassa Monastery in the Ancient City of Mystras
Mystras – Peloponnese, Greece
The Church of Saint Demetrios in Mystras
On my first trip to Greece with my husband twenty-some years ago, we visited the historic Byzantine fortress of Mystras, Peloponnese. We were accompanied by my husband’s life-long Athenian friends. I remember entering Mystras via a narrow dirt path along a steep hillside from which a slip and fall would have lead to unfortunate consequences….
