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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sparta

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sparta, Greece

Updated August 19, 2020

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View of the ruins of the byzantine city of Mystras with the church of Pantanassa, only one active, among trees.

Sparta, Greece

Mystras

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

Sparta, Greece

Magoula Cemetery

Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.

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Pyramid on Mount Taygetos

The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?

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Silk loom at the monastery.

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Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

17 miles from Sparta

Front of the church.

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Church of the Virgin Mary

This sixth-century church housed an icon with eyes so beautiful legend has it they inspired the name of a Greek city.

17 miles from Sparta

Church of Agioi Apostoloi.

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Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Church of the Holy Apostles)

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

17 miles from Sparta

Dimitrios.

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This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

21 miles from Sparta

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