Monemvasia Fortress

Monemvasia, formerly called Malvasia, is a fortified city of the Byzantine era. The site always enjoyed an exceptional defensive position due to its own geography. As the Venetian said, "A fortress built by nature." Monemvasia is bound to the ground by an isthmus of 160 meters. Initially it was bound to the coast naturally by corals, but an earthquake in the 4th century AD separated it, although it was later joined back to the coast by a series of bridges. In 1971 a road was built on an old bridge, allowing you to enter the peninsula and get by car to the only entrance door located on the wall. The distribution follows the style of a fortified Byzantine city: A citadel at its highest point and two lines of walls below that divided the city into two: the upper and the lower. The ground side, located on a small terrace by the sea, was the commercial area and there were the workshops, the houses of the merchants and sailors. The shops occupied the central street. In the southwest part of the island, outside the walls, there was also a small settlement. This part is kept intact from the middle age. Through narrow streets and steps you can walk almost the entire perimeter of the city. .

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