Places worth the detour in Sparta
14 places worth going out of your way for lie within 8 km of Sparta, Greece, across 2 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (9). Best known: Sparta. 12 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 14, ranked 14
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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4.Vaphio beehive tomb
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Archaeological site with tholos tomb, Lakonia, Greece
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5.Pantanassa Monastery
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Byzantine monastery in Mystras, Greece
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8.Peribleptos Monastery
Sacred sites · 14th century · Hidden gem
Byzantine church in Mystras, Laconia, Greece
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12.Temple of Athena Chalkioikos
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Ancient Greek temple in Sparta Municipality, Greece
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14.Skias
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Ancient building in Sparta, the canopy, used for assemblies
