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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/martin-m-miles/">Martin M. Miles</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/martin-m-miles/55387777195/" title="Mystras - Hagia Sophia"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55387777195_0b9154c841_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Mystras - Hagia Sophia" /></a></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /> Mystras is a Byzantine ruined city near the village of the same name, northwest of Sparta.<br /> <br /> The history of Mystras begins with the Fourth Crusade. When the Crusaders conquered the Peloponnese in 1206/1207, Godfrey I of Villehardouin became Prince of Achaea. His son, William II, conquered the rest of Laconia and in 1249 built a strong hilltop fortress in Mystras, which had previously been uninhabited.<br /> <br /> In 1259, William II was captured by the troops of the Byzantine Emperor and secured his release by surrendering Mystras. The Greek inhabitants of Sparta, weary of Crusader rule, settled in Mystras, located just three kilometers away. A flourishing city grew up below the castle, eventually boasting a population of tens of thousands.<br /> Mystras was conquered by the Ottomans in 1460. Minarets began to appear alongside churches and monasteries. The city came under Venetian control in 1687, but fell back to the Ottoman Turks as early as 1715.<br /> <br /> In 1770, during a Russo-Turkish war, troops from the Balkans, who had invaded the Peloponnese on Ottoman orders, devastated the city. This marked the end of Mystras's heyday. During the Greek War of Independence, the city was subsequently so severely destroyed that plans for its reconstruction were abandoned. Instead, a short time later, Sparta, which had been abandoned centuries earlier, was rebuilt.<br /> <br /> Mystras has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.<br /> <br /> Hagia Sophia was built in the 14th century by Manuel Kantakouzenos, the first despot of Mystras.<br /> <br /> Built within the palace complex, it functioned as the royal palace church. The church became the catholicon of the men's monastery, as can be seen from the seal of the Patriarch Philotheus, from the year 1365, with which it was converted into a monastery at the request of the founder himself.<br /> <br /> During Ottoman period, Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/peteware/">pete ware</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/peteware/55387345471/" title="sea breeze"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55387345471_30e57fa7ee_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="sea breeze" /></a></p> <p>Coastal grass, with Ionian sea air giving it a little agitation. Zakynthos, Greece</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/scatman_otis/">scatman otis</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/scatman_otis/55387605775/" title="Greece March 2026"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55387605775_888890af8c_m.jpg" width="240" height="171" alt="Greece March 2026" /></a></p> <p>Livadia Beach<br /> Antiparos</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/132165466@N08/">karenmelody</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132165466@N08/55386270147/" title="Dalmatian Pelican"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55386270147_4651338ea1_m.jpg" width="240" height="125" alt="Dalmatian Pelican" /></a></p> <p>Pelecanus crispus, Lake Kerkini, Greece 2026</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/132165466@N08/">karenmelody</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132165466@N08/55387585535/" title="Dalmatian Pelicans"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55387585535_4a2e3e3af7_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="Dalmatian Pelicans" /></a></p> <p>Pelecanus crispus, Lake Kerkini, Greece 2026</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pkostar/">PattyK.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkostar/55386671783/" title="Long summer days"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55386671783_25ce8cef83_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="Long summer days" /></a></p> <p>Lake Pamvotida, Ioannina (Greece)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/132165466@N08/">karenmelody</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132165466@N08/55384513267/" title="Dalmatian Pelican"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55384513267_e16e06f403_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dalmatian Pelican" /></a></p> <p>Pelecanus crispus, Lake Kerkini, Greece 2026</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/rolfschotsch/">williespictures</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rolfschotsch/55385384901/" title="2026_Kreta_Paleochora_beach_1"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55385384901_f29d86b1d1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="2026_Kreta_Paleochora_beach_1" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/imthessalonikis/">imthessalonikis</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/imthessalonikis/55385007454/" title="IMG_9456"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55385007454_a1c4b557ba_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="IMG_9456" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/imthessalonikis/">imthessalonikis</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/imthessalonikis/55385224155/" title="IMG_9528"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55385224155_c49b36f5e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="IMG_9528" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/imthessalonikis/">imthessalonikis</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/imthessalonikis/55385223905/" title="IMG_9434"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55385223905_1a19d43b9f_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="IMG_9434" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/imthessalonikis/">imthessalonikis</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/imthessalonikis/55384821576/" title="IMG_9473"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55384821576_58faf8fd19_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="IMG_9473" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sairamalex/">alexandros9 (Happy New Year)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sairamalex/55384668276/" title="6B9A0120/gulls in Lavrio fishing port"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55384668276_6d5ff6c189_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="6B9A0120/gulls in Lavrio fishing port" /></a></p> <p>press z</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/198170056@N08/">Bille_L</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198170056@N08/55384741228/" title="Oia view - Santorini"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55384741228_aacedabd73_m.jpg" width="240" height="163" alt="Oia view - Santorini" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204243441@N07/">chriskost5</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204243441@N07/55383983709/" title="One night in Mykonos"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383983709_049f0321f8_m.jpg" width="167" height="240" alt="One night in Mykonos" /></a></p> <p>Cinestill 800t in Mykonos, Greece. Canon EOS 650 w/Canon EF 50mm.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/paralecitam/">paralecitam</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paralecitam/55383623356/" title="Swedish Summer"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383623356_0b2426a9a9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Swedish Summer" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/andykaye/">Andy Kaye</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/andykaye/55383601441/" title="Santorini"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383601441_7fb9dcfedf_m.jpg" width="240" height="192" alt="Santorini" /></a></p> <p>Blue door, pink flowers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/roodixx/">roodixx</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roodixx/55383684098/" title="Ancient Messene"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383684098_cda05bb476_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ancient Messene" /></a></p> <p>[rb_260621_4522.jpg]</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/24904322@N02/">Andrea Rapisarda</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/24904322@N02/55383760030/" title="Agia Marina at sunset"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383760030_38fbdb731a_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Agia Marina at sunset" /></a></p> <p>Many thanks for your visit and your support!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Press L to see it large <br /> <br /> <br /> Le mie foto sono coperte da copyright - chiedere esplicitamente il mio permesso scritto prima di usarle su siti web, blog o su altri supporti <br /> © Tutti i diritti riservati.<br /> <br /> <br /> My photos are copyrighted - ask my explicit written permission before using them on websites, blogs or other media<br /> © All rights reserved</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pkostar/">PattyK.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkostar/55383509094/" title="*"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55383509094_d8c4437016_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="*" /></a></p> <p>Lake Pamvotida, Ioannina (Greece) - June 2026</p>

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