The 45-room Euphoria Retreat is a wellness destination med-spa close to the Greek historical sites of medieval Mystras and ancient Sparta. (Photo by Norma Meyer) As for myself, after hearing about ...

Just 50 minutes by car from Kalamata airport, sitting within a mountain range in Laconia, Peloponnese and surrounded by pine trees, Euphoria Retreat overlooks the bijou village of Mystras ...

I have visited Greece on many occasions to stay on the islands that ... The space sits beneath the edge of the pine-clad mountain and above the delightful town of Mystras; Sparta just down the road.

Mystras once served as a formidable fortress to defend against the Byzantines. Now it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a significant archaeological landmark. This majestic ancient Greek temple ...

Olympia was a mecca of ancient Greek religion – its ... Although the town of Sparta has little touristic interest, the nearby site of Mystras has well-preserved Byzantine churches that evoke ...

its churches represent some of the finest surviving examples of late Byzantine architecture in Greece. Mystras spills down a mountain over the town and the scant ancient ruins of Sparta.