Category: History of Monemvasia

Early History of Monemvasia While Monemvasia was uninhabited in antiquity, the island upon which it is situated has a rich and intriguing past. It is believed that Monemvasia may have been the site of a Minoan trading post. The ancient Greek traveler and geographer, Pausanias, referred to this location as Akra Minoa, which translates to…