• Mycènes

Un site archéologique célèbre situé sur la route reliant le canal de Corinthe à Nauplie, dans le nord-est du Péloponnèse, à 120 km au sud-ouest d'Athènes. Au IIe millénaire avant J.-C., Mycènes était l'un des principaux centres de la civilisation grecque et un bastion militaire qui dominait le sud de la Grèce, la Crète, les Cyclades et certaines parties du sud-ouest de l'Anatolie. À son apogée, en 1350 av. J.-C., la forteresse et la ville basse de l'ancienne Mycènes comptaient 30 000 habitants.
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