Ancient Olympia

Birthplace of the Olympic Games and the most well-known sanctuary of ancient Greece, the Ancient Olympia is one of the top attractions you must visit if you travel to Peloponnese. The Ancient Olympia is located in Ilia (Elis) in the western side of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the valley of Alphios river, at the foot of Mount Kronios.

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Monemvasia

An impressive castle-town that dominates a huge rock, Monemvasia is a destination that you definitely need to include in your Peloponnese Tour plans. A magnificent settlement of Byzantine architecture, this marvel of the man and nature looks like a “stone vessel” – as per the verse in a poem of Yiannis Ritsos, that “travels you to the world”.

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Mani

Mani is one of the peninsulas of the Peloponnese and one of the most interesting areas that one should visit during a Peloponnese tour. The area is divided in two prefectures of Peloponnese: Messinia and Lakonia. Once one of the poorest areas of Greece, nowadays one of the best travel destinations that will introduce you to real Greece and charm you with its simple and minimal architecture.

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