Pantanassa Monastery

Pantanassa Monastery is a Byzantine religious structure built on a hillside in Mystras, featuring stone walls, decorative bell towers, and curved domes built into the roofline. The buildings display the architectural style typical of the region during the 15th century.

A chief official of the Byzantine Despotate of Morea founded this monastery in the 15th century as a religious center in the hillside settlement. The founding is documented in inscriptions that scholars later studied.

The interior walls display religious paintings created by artists who brought fresh approaches to how light and color illuminate Orthodox subjects. These works remain central to how visitors experience the space today.

The monastery is home to nuns who maintain daily religious life and offer tours to visitors. Walking through requires respectful behavior and appropriate clothing since it remains an active place of worship.

This is the only continuously inhabited religious structure within the entire archaeological site of Mystras since its founding. This unbroken occupation sets it apart from every other building on the site.

Location: Sparta Municipality

Inception: 15 century

Architectural style: Byzantine architecture

GPS coordinates: 37.07337,22.36895

Latest update: December 11, 2025 18:08