Unlike Athens, ancient Sparta’s Acropolis is free and uncrowded ... The interior of Hagia Sophia church in Mystras, Greece, is painted with extensive murals that date back to the Middle Ages.

The Franks surrendered the castle to the Byzantines in 1262, it was the centre of Byzantine power in southern Greece, first as the ... After 1834 the inhabitants of Mystras gradually started to move ...

The marriage of Princess Sophie of Prussia and the Duke of Sparta, Crown Prince of Greece, was solemnized to-day. The weather was delightful. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...