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Tegea Museum, Arcadia, Greek Mythology, Peloponnese, Greece, Vacations in Greece, Greece for Families, Visiting Greece, Ancient Greek History

The unique case of Tegea museum in the Peloponnese

The astonishing beauty of ancient Classical Art: the unique case of Tegea museum in the Peloponnese. Do we need to tell you about the extraordinary beauty of this ancient statue? We firmly believe that the figures speak for themselves, as spiritual moments and proud reminders of human achievement.

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Byzantine Empire, Mount Taygetos, Peloponnese, Castletown, World Heritage Site, Byzantine Renaissance, Mystras, Greece, Visiting Greece, Modern Greek History, Ancient Greek History, Greece for Families, Vacations in Greece, Art

Mystras: the Byzantine Renaissance

As a general rule, most of our guests have never heard of Mystras before we stop for a visit. Also, as a general rule, they tend to love the place.

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Greek History, Ancient Greece, Acrocorinth, Mainland Greece, Peloponnese, Ancient Corinth

Ancient Corinth – from a Prosperous Greek city to a Cosmopolitan Roman Colony.

Ancient Corinth was one of the richest and most powerful Greek cities from the 7th century BCE onwards, competing Athens, Sparta, and other important city-states.

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