SAINT SOPHIA OF MONEMVASIA
Octagonal domed cross in square 11th century Byziantine church At the fortified upper town of Monemvasia The only building still standing in remarkably solid condition is the beautiful Byzantine church of Ayia Sophia A fortified wall also defines the seaside town of Monemvasia also called Kastro which was founded in the 6th century and became the medieval seaport and commercial centre of Byzantine Peloponnese Greece May 2003
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