Monemvasia
(Castles – Treasures of Greece)
The first look from the sea suggests a gray, arid rock of 300 meters height. As we get close, the medieval state looks hooked on it, tied with strong walls, impossible to break away. This is perhaps Monemvasia’s most enjoyable point of view.
The Castle of Monemvasia, the “ship made of rocks” as Yiannis Ritsos wrote, has a standard crew of 8-10 families, hundreds of visitors and a concrete “tongue”, its only connection with the land.
Nikos Kazantzakis was the one who compared the rock with “a tremendous beast that lurks in the dawn and glows like a colossal anvil on the water”. When you pass the gate, you immediately travel to a different era…
Check the rest entries in the Castles’ chapter of the Treasures of Greece series.
Source: xprgr.com
