Monemvassia is a port town on the south-eastern Peloponnesian coast.  It is a 13th century Byzantine village built on a rock that people sometimes call "The Gibraltar of Greece."  From the port village, there is only one entrance to the "rock," or sometimes called "The Castle."  Monemvassia in Greek: means "Solitary Entrance," this is because there is only one way that someone can enter it by land.  It is an island in the Mirtoo sea connected to land by a stone causeway.  Many years ago there used to be a portable wooden bridge connecting it with land.  It is a very unique place that is a must see for visitors.

   The Byzantine church of Agia Sophia in Monemvassia, a beautiful church built high on a cliff overlooking the Mirtoo sea:

   The altar inside the church of Agia Sophia:

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