Arcadia |
Arcadia |
Lagadia |
Lagadia |
Lagadia made a pleasant lunch break |
Lagadia |
Lagadia, like many Greek towns, is perched on the side of a mountain |
Dimitsana |
Dimitsana |
Dimitsana |
Dimitsana |
The mountains around Dimitsana |
Enroute from Dimitsana to Tripoli |
Sparta |
Sparta - Leonidas, hero of Thermopylae 480 BC |
Approaching Mystras |
Mystras |
Monument in the modern village below Mystras |
Mystras is a city of Byzantine ruins near Sparta |
Byzantine church, Mystras |
Roy at Mystras |
Ruins of the upper town at Mystras |
Lots of climbing here |
Mystras ruins |
Mystras |
13th Century Frankish Castle above Mystras |
Roses grow wild here |
Despot's Palace, 13-15C Mystras |
Mystras Castle |
View from the castle, Mystras |
Spring wildflowers cover the mountain |
Mystras Castle |
Mystras Castle |
Mount Taigetos (2025m) |
Roy at Mystras |
Roy checking out the bugs |
Shiny green beatle |
Church of St. Sophia, Mystras |
13-14th C. frescos in the Church of St. Sophia |
Narrow climbing lane in Mystras |
Church fresco, Mystras |
Mystras |
Lizard, Mystras |
Gatehouse between the Upper and Lower Town |
Monestary of Pandanassas |
Monestary of Pandanassas, the only area of Mystras still inhabited |
Cat jumping at a flower, Mystras |
Monestary cat, Mystras |
Roy found a friend |
15C frescos, Monestary of Pandanassas |
Greek Orthodox nun |
Monestary of Pandanassas |
Dad supporting the nuns |
Monestary of Perivleptou, Mystras |
Mystras |
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Demetrios, Mystras |
Langadas Pass from Sparta to Kalamata |
Restaurant along the road from Sparta to Kalamata with its own mountain spring |
Dad and Roy waiting for lunch |