January in the Peloponnese
Mistra: took the highway to Sparta through snow-capped peaks. Mistra is a real World Heritage Site, gloriously rich in churches, palaces, houses and simple 13th-century street scenes. 7000 steps in 2 hours. Magic, especially the Church of the Peribleptus with its serene but vividly painted saints and packed biblical scenes worthy of Giotto. The Peribleptus, Mistra Monemvasia: two hours onwards, the huge rock connected by its thin causeway cannot be more inviting. Parking is t
