This site can be seen as part of several of our Greece tours. It’s located on the Peloponnese peninsula, about a 90-minute drive from Athens. It’s an easy daytrip from Athens and is also included in longer scheduled bus tours visiting historical sites such as Delphi and Olympia.
The city was the center of one of the first major civilizations of Europe, which was most influential during the 2nd half of the 2nd millennium BCE.
It was the realm of the mythical king Agamemnon, one of the kings who fought with his fleet in the legendary war against Troy as told in the Iliad.
Excavations at the site represent different periods, ranging from 17th-century BCE shaft tombs to the 14th- century cyclopean walls (so called because the stones are so large the Cyclops must have built them) and the 13th-century Lions Gate.
These Ya’lla tours include visits to this site: Scholar’s Classical, Scirocco, Aegean Highlights, Ultimate Greece, Aeolos.
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