Mystra is a very surprising place : dozens of churches built on the (very) steep slope of a mountain, between the 13th and 15th centuries. Most of them are still in a very good condition, specially the paintings inside.
After a night spent in an hotel in the middle of olive tree fields, Olympia : this site is not only the best preserved one among those I have seen so far in Greece. More than anything else, it is impressive to be where the Olympic Games were created, and see the original stadium where the athletes competed more than 2500 years ago. We can only regret that one of their traditions was lost for the modern Games : the fact that a truce was guaranteed between all the competing nations during the preparation of the games, which lasted 6 months.
Let's be chauvinistic during a moment : the bridge inaugurated in 2004 between the Peloponese and the continent, built by French engineers, is beautiful !
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