#mystras

This is an excerpt from my book Travels through History : The Peloponnese currently available at a discount. Mystras comes a very close second to Messini in my list of favourite spots on The Peloponnese. This is a large site with lots to see and you could easily spend a whole day here. If it’s going to be a hot day, take plenty of water with you, and start early. I’d also recommend taking a taxi…

Despotat de Morée

Le Despotat de Morée était un apanage semi-autonome de l'Empire byzantin tardif. Les Byzantins reprirent une partie du Péloponnèse, dans le sud de la Grèce, en 1262, mais la Morée ne fut officiellement gouvernée par des despotes semi-autonomes des familles impériales Cantacuzène et Paléologue qu'à partir de 1349. Le Despotat de Morée finit par survivre à l'Empire byzantin lui-même, et la dernière partie du territoire ne tomba aux mains des Ottomans qu'en 1461.

Of course, it's not without its flaws.

The pin with Mystras and Pipirika is a bit off, and the pin with Sinbad is too dark, but this is my first time printing pins, and overall, everything is fine and beautiful.

Mystras, Greece, 1960s

I tried to copy the style of Rose of Versailles

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Mystras comes a very close second to Messini in my list of favourite spots on The Peloponnese. This is a large site with lots to see and you could easily spend a whole day here. If it’s going to be a hot day, take plenty of water with you, and start early. I’d also recommend taking a taxi to the high…

A nice Sunday read about the Euphoria Retreat located besides the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mystras, an important Byzantine landmark in Greece.

On the Deca Architecture website their project is explained with beautiful pictures, design and concept choices, including images of the construction of this stunning looking spa.