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Sparta-The land of Leonidas

Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the leading force of the unified Greek military during the Greco-Persian Wars, in rivalry with the rising naval power of Athens. Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War (between 431 and 404 BC), from which it emerged victorious.

[Worth visiting the most interesting ‘Olive Oil Museum’ and taste the authentic ‘Greek gold’, as Sparta area produces one of the finest qualities.]

Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon, while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution, which were supposedly introduced by the semi-mythical legislator Lycurgus. His laws configured the Spartan society to maximize military proficiency at all costs, focusing all social institutions on military training and physical development. Leonidas I, “son of the lion”, was a king of the city-state of Sparta, and the 17th of the Agiad line, a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles and Cadmus. Leonidas had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army; he died at the battle and entered myth as the leader of the 300 Spartans. While the Greeks lost this battle, they were able to expel the Persian invaders in the following year.
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Sparta-The land of Leonidas

East Peloponnese
8 days / 7 nights
Nafplio | Monemvasia | Sparta
Mythical East Peloponnese

World-famous archeological sites like Epidavros and Mycenae, amazing places like Monemvasia and Nafplio. A trip that creates unforgettable memories!