Monemvasia on the southeastern shores of the Peloponnese is Europe's oldest contuously inhabited castle town.
Founded in 583 by the inhabitants of the mainland seaking refuge from the Slavs and Ottoman Turks' invasion of Greece and surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea Monemvasia is located on an island about half a mile long.
A man-made road and stone bridge leads to the castle gate and main entrance of the majestic castel town onward through the lively citadel offering all who visits it stunning views and unforgettable ambance of times past.
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