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Ancient Sparta & Mystras Palace Day Tour from Nafplio or Athens

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Overview

We visit Ancient/ Modern Sparta & Medieval Town of Mystras as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy history, scenery.

If you want to see most of Modern/Ancient Sparta & Mystras Byzantine town we suggest combine all sites in a full day tour.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, that is suited to your needs and lifestyle, allowing all passengers to enjoy the scenic drive.

The tour starts with a convenient pickup and takes you via Corinth Canal to Peloponnese. We drive via Mount Parnon to Mount Taygetus. Visit Mystars Byzantine town. Highlights the Palace of Constantine Palaiologos. Next to Sparta, visit town, the impressive statue of Leonidas, the Acropolis, theater, King Leonidas Tomb and Museum.
Optional visit: the unique Olive & Oil museum of Sparta and taste local products.

What's Included

  • Your driver provides informative books, audio documentary with historical details as you travel
  • Government Fees
  • Air-conditioned vehicles, with high level of cleanliness (Sedan/ Minivan/ Minibus)
  • Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil
  • Mystras Medieval Byzantine town: winter 10€ Summer 20€
  • Archaeological Museum of Sparta.Winter 5€ . Summer 10€
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For Private Tours: Traveler pickup/drop off is offered from/to your hotel/apartment in/ from Athens center up to 7 km, at the arranged time of your tour departure or your tour return.We recommend that the tour starts at 8.00 am or earlier in winter time If for any reason this is not convenient, you can adjust the time according to your needs.1)Traveler Pickup/ drop off is offered from/ to your hotel/ apartment in Athens.2) Traveler pickup/ drop off is offered from/ to your hotel/ apartment/ port in Nafplio. In that option, the cost change accordingly to lower, as Sparta Acropolis & Mystras are closer to Nafplio. Please see corresponding price

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Corinth Canal

The marvelous man-made Corinth canal connecting the Aegean and Ionian seas, as well as the Peloponnese peninsula with the central part of Greece. More than 2500 workers digging 6.400m for twelve years (from 1881 to 1893). Stop for photography, walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal from 80 m high
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Archaeological Site of Mystra

Mystras is a spectacular, fortified Medieval Byzantine town in Laconia, Peloponnese, famously dubbed the "wonder of the Morea". Situated on the slopes of Mount Taygetos near ancient Sparta, it served as the brilliant capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea during the 14th and 15th centuries. Today, it is an inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site and stands as one of Greece's most profound historical treasures. Tickets 20€ for summer or 10€ for winter (Ticket Includes Museum and Palace)
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Acropolis & Fortification Castle of Mystras

The Palace of the Despots: A majestic palace complex dominating the upper city. Visitors can finally tour the fully restored, evocative interior halls of the Byzantine rulers. The Castle (Kastro): The fortress crowning the peak, originally erected in 1249 by Frankish Prince William II of Villehardouin. It offers commanding views over the Eurotas valley. Agia Sofia: The elegant 14th-century palace church located in the Upper City, featuring beautiful brickwork and structural architecture. Monastery of Pantanassa: The only still-inhabited building on the site, managed by a community of welcoming nuns. It features stunning, well-preserved Late Byzantine frescoes. Metropolis (Cathedral of Agios Dimitrios): The oldest church here, built in 1291. It houses a small museum and features the marble floor slab where Constantine XI Palaiologos—the last Byzantine emperor—was crowned
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Sparta

Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution introduced by the almost mythical figure of Lycurgus. He configured the entire society in order to maximize military proficiency at all costs, focusing all social institutions on military training and physical development. Its inhabitants were classified as Spartiates (Spartan citizens with full rights), mothakes (non-Spartan free men raised as Spartans), perioikoi (free residents engaged in commerce), and helots (state-owned serfs, enslaved non-Spartan local population). Sparta Archaeological Museum is closed every Tuesday.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Archaeological Museum of Sparta

The Archaeological Museum of Sparta comprises the oldest provincial archaeological museum of the country. Its neoclassical building was constructed between 1874 and 1876 in the center of the city and it has been declared a listed building for its architectural and historical interest.Every Tuesday Museum is closed Ticket general 10€
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Leonidas Monument

The King Leonidas statue stands belligerently in front of a stadium. When the Persians attacked at Thermopylae and told the Spartans and their allies to lay down their weapons, Leonidas' response, immortalized beneath his feet, was 'Molon labe' ('Come and get them'). Excavations carried out during the previous century, north of the modern town of Sparta, brought to light an impressive construction. The edifice that dates back to the 5th century B.C. was made from large limestone. Archaeologist who carried out the excavations in 1892, initially thought it was a small temple. Although its use is not yet verified, it is believed to be the tomb of Leonidas. According to Pausanias, it was here that the remains of the legendary king of Sparta were transferred and buried after the battle in Thermopylae. The tomb of Leonidas is the only preserved monument of the Ancient Agora.
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Acropolis and Ancient Theater

Thucydides wrote: Suppose the city of Sparta to be deserted, and nothing left but the temples and the ground-plan, distant ages would be very unwilling to believe that the power of the Lacedaemonians was at all equal to their fame. Their city is not built continuously, and has no splendid temples or other edifices it rather resembles a group of villages and would therefore make a poor show. We visit The Acropolis and the Ancient Theater of Sparta. Built of local white marble during the Roman period, the late first-century B.C theater was one of the Classical world’s largest. Said to be capable of holding an estimated 16,000 people, it featured a mobile stage and was considered a tourist destination in ancient times. Much of the auditorium was destroyed during the Byzantine period, and the remaining marble and limestone blocks have suffered from erosion.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil

OPTIONAL/ The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, in Sparta (Peloponnese), transports you to the culture, history and technology of the olive and olive oil production in the Greek realm, from prehistoric times to the early 20th century. The olive and olive oil are presented here from different optical angles: the economy, nutrition and the olive's uses, religious worship, art and technology. The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil offers you the opportunity to see the very first testimonies about the presence of the olive tree and the production of olive oil in Greece: Rare fossilized olive leaves, 50,000-60,000 years old, from the island of Santorini, the oldest findings offering proof of the presence of the olive tree en Greece Linear B Tablets of the 14th century BC (exact replicas), with the first written testimonies about the olive and olive oil. Visit is optional and depends time. Every Tuesday Museum is closed. General Ticket 5€
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Athens (pass by)

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
  • The driver is not an archaeologist guide to accompany you on your walk to sites or museum. If you require an archaeologist guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. Your tour driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel..
  • This is a private & flexible tour available from Athens or Nafplion. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 35€ (Sedan) - 50€ (Minivan) - 65€ (Minibus).

Frequently Asked Questions (7)

Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Ancient Sparta & Mystras Palace Day Tour from Nafplio or Athens?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Ancient Sparta & Mystras Palace Day Tour from Nafplio or Athens?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
Apr 2025
Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • Your driver provides informative books, audio documentary with historical details as you travel.
  • Government Fees.
  • Air-conditioned vehicles, with high level of cleanliness (Sedan/ Minivan/ Minibus).
  • Pick up / Drop off, from/to your hotel/apartment in Athens, Naplion, or request another location.
  • Private Transportation & includes: (Fuels, Toll Roads, Parking Fees).
The following is NOT included:
  • Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil.
  • Mystras Medieval Byzantine town: winter 10€ Summer 20€.
  • Archaeological Museum of Sparta.Winter 5€ . Summer 10€.
  • Tips are at your descretion.
Apr 2025
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There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

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If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

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Q: Is this an accessible tour?
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Accessibility information for the Ancient Sparta & Mystras Palace Day Tour from Nafplio or Athens is as follows:

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Ancient Sparta & Mystras Palace Day Tour from Nafplio or Athens will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

 

 

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Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.

If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Your driver provides informative books, audio documentary with historical details as you travel
  • Government Fees
  • Air-conditioned vehicles, with high level of cleanliness (Sedan/ Minivan/ Minibus)
  • Pick up / Drop off, from/to your hotel/apartment in Athens, Naplion, or request another location
  • Private Transportation & includes: (Fuels, Toll Roads, Parking Fees)
  • Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil
  • Mystras Medieval Byzantine town: winter 10€ Summer 20€
  • Archaeological Museum of Sparta.Winter 5€ . Summer 10€
  • Tips are at your descretion

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
  • The driver is not an archaeologist guide to accompany you on your walk to sites or museum. If you require an archaeologist guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. Your tour driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel..
  • This is a private & flexible tour available from Athens or Nafplion. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 35€ (Sedan) - 50€ (Minivan) - 65€ (Minibus).

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