Mystras: final outpost of Byzantium @scenicroutestothepast
Mystras: final outpost of Byzantium  @scenicroutestothepast
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From 1349 to 1460, Mystras was capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea. The ruins of its palaces and churches are among the most evocative sights in Greece.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:42 Pantanassa
3:42 Brontochion
4:44 Metropolis
6:34 Palace Complex
7:31 Hagia Sophia
7:59 Castle
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