Sparta, officially Sparti (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártī) is a city in Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta.
Population: 16,239
Latitude: 37° 04' 23.99" N
Longitude: 22° 25' 46.99" E
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) or Lacedaemon (/ˌlæsəˈdiːmən/; Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnes…
Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region.
Laconia (Greek: Λακωνία), also known as Lacedaemonia, is a region in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta.
The Taygetus, Taugetus, or Taygetos (Greek: Ταΰγετος, Taygetos), is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as the "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias". The na…
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta.
The Sparta earthquake of 464 BC destroyed much of Sparta, a city-state of ancient Greece. Historical sources suggest that the death toll may have been as high as 20,000, although modern scholars suggest that this figure is likely an exaggeration. Th…
Tsakonia or the Tsakonian region (Greek Τσακωνιά or Τσακωνικός χώρος) describes the area of the eastern Peloponnese where the Tsakonian language is spoken.
Vaphio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some five miles south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or "beehive" tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas.
Neos Kosmos (Greek: Νέος Κόσμος, [ˈneos ˈkosmos] ( listen); meaning New World) is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece.
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Σπάρτης) is a museum in Sparta in Greece. It houses thousands of finds from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta, known as the Lakedaemonia, but also from the rest of the municipality of La…
Sparti Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Σπάρτης) (IATA: SPJ, ICAO: LGSP) is a military airport located 17 km (9 NM) south of Sparti (Greek: Σπάρτη), a municipality in the regional unit of Laconia in Greece.
Longanikos (Greek: Λογκανίκος, also transliterated as Logkanikos) is a traditional Greek village, located in Laconia, in the ancient and historical Peloponnese area of southern Greece. It is also referred to sometimes in English as "Logganiko(s)" or…
Arna (Greek: Άρνα) is a village on the eastern slopes of the Taygetus mountain range, at an altitude of 700m to 850m (2,300 to 2,800 feet).
Vordonia (Greek: Βορδόνια) is a small village in the base of Taygetos mountain, in Laconia, Greece.
Vasaras (Greek: Βασσαράς) is a village in Laconia, Greece.
Svoronata (Greek: Σβορωνάτα) is a village in the municipal unit Leivathos, southern Cephalonia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside near the Ionian Sea coast.