Best things to do in Peloponnese

Peloponnese Must-Sees

The Peloponnese contains several of Greece's most significant archaeological sites, including the Mycenaean citadels of Mycenae and Tiryns and the Sanctuary of Olympia, where the ancient Olympic Games originated. The region features the well-preserved 4th-century BCE theater at Epidaurus and the UNESCO-listed Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae. Medieval history is preserved in the fortified rock city of Monemvasia and the Venetian castles of Methoni and Palamidi. Natural landmarks include the circular Voidokilia Beach and the subterranean lake systems of the Diros Caves.

Peloponnese Must-Sees — Map

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Mycenae

Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.

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Olympia

Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological…

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Epidaurus

Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf.

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Monemvasia

A medieval fortress town carved into a massive rock rising from the Myrtoan Sea. The settlement features narrow stone-paved streets, Byzantine churches, and Venetian mansions, divided between a lower town and a ruined upper citadel.

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Palamidi

Palamidi is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.

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Ancient Korinthos

Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of…

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Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece.

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Methoni Castle

The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece.

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Voidokilia Beach

Voidokilia Beach is a popular beach in Messinia in the Mediterranean area.

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Temple of Apollo Epicurius

Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece.

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Vlychada cave Diros Mani

An extensive cave system featuring a subterranean river and fossil remains. Visitors explore the stalactite and stalagmite formations via small boats along a 1,200-meter water route through the Vlychada chamber.

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Tiryntha (Tiryns)

Tiryns is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to…

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Messene

Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese.

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Cape Tainaro

Cape Matapan, also called Cape Tainaron or Taenarum, or Cape Tenaro, is situated at the end of the Mani Peninsula, Greece.

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Corinth Canal

The Corinth Canal is an artificial canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean…

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