Monuments of Methana
Monuments of Methana
Several ruins of ancient fortifications and settlements are still visible in the peninsula. In the town of Methana, on the island-peninsula of Agii Anargyri, the ruins of an impressive wall of the classical and archaic era are visible. Under the church of Agii Anargyri there are the remnants of the cyclopean walls of the 6th c. BC. In 1990, near the town of Methana, the archaeologists discovered a prehistoric settlement of the Mycenaean Era (14th to 13th c. BC) and the remains of a building, believed to have been a place of worship of a prehistoric deity - possibly of Poseidon.
On a low hill, east of Kypseli, the ruins of a large Mycenaean citadel, called Ogas Castle, are well preserved.
Finally, in the narrow isthmus connecting Methana with the Peloponnese, a fortress have been built in 1826 by the French officer Charles Nicolas Fabvier. The castle was built on the ruins of an ancient fortification of the 5th c. BC.
Text and photos: T. Adamakopoulos
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A GUIDE FOR METHANA PENINSULA
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The guide Methana topoguide is available for Android devices along with dozens of other regions of Greece, within the general application topoguide Greece. Methana topoguide is a member of the Pelponnese group. Get Methana topoguide as an in-app purchase from the topoguide Greece available regions list.
The Methana topoguide guide is also available for iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) through the general hiker application Topoguide Greece. Get Methana topoguide as an in-app purchase via the available regions list.
It is very interesting that topoguide Greece has the ability to simultaneously display up to 15 different areas, thus allowing an overall view of the Peloponnese and the easy alternation of hundreds of hiking routes, hundreds of Points of Interest and dozens of pages of the guide with innumerable photos.