• Mycenae

A famous archeological site on the road between the Corinth Canal and Nafplio, in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, 120 km southwest of Athens. In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centers of Greek civilization and a military post which dominated southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades and parts of southwest Anatolia. At its peak in 1350 BC, the stronghold and lower town of ancient Mycenae had a population of 30,000 people.
The ancient town is most famous for being the kingdom of Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks in the Trojan war. The town’s major remains are the giant walls, constructed by Cyclops according to the myth, the Treasury of Atreus, the vaulted tomb of Agamemnon, and the Lion Gate at the entrance to the fortress.
Explore the remains of the Royal Palace in the ground level and enjoy the panoramic scenery of the surroundings. Visit the archeological museum at site to enjoy reproductions of the archeological findings, to learn about the Mycenae history, and to visual and understand the layout and structures of the fortress. A visit to Mycenae is highly recommended but you should consider that the remains which are still “standing” are somehow limited, and imagination plays significant role in understanding the scope of the site.

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The road to the Lion Gate (1,240BC) at the Arcaeological site of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, Greece

The archaeological site of Mycenae near the village of Mykines, with ancient tombs, giant walls and the famous lions gate, the Peloponnese, Greece

View of a bridge at the Mycenae archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, Northeastern Peloponnese, Greece