An afternoon at the Old Town and castle in Kyparissia

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Kyparissia’s location is pinpointed on this Google map of the Peloponnese

 

Looking down Eleni Chameri Street on our way to Kyparissia castle

 

One of the tavernas along the Old Town’s commercial strip

 

A container plant display outside a house in the Old Town

 

This imposing stone wall looms above the Kyparissia Castle entrance

 

Approaching the entrance gate to the Kyparissia Castle

 

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From just inside the gate, visitors must climb a long flight of stone steps …

 

… then follow dirt footpaths the rest of the way to the castle ruins

 

Part of the dirt trail leading up to the castle

 

Gaps between the trees offer glimpses of the houses on the adjacent hills

 

A peek at Kyparissia’s harbour from an opening in the castle wall

 

A small amphitheatre in the castle yard

 

Rising behind the amphitheatre is one of the few somewhat intact structures still standing inside the castle

 

Tall grasses surround the ruins of the ancient stone building

 

A view to the sea from an opening in the castle wall

 

A view of a church and cemetery on the lowlands to the northwest of the castle 

 

Another building inside the castle

 

From a vantage point inside the castle, we got this view of the mountains rising behind Kyparissia. Fortunately for us, the clouds stayed over the mountains while we were visiting the town.

 

Another castle view of nearby mountains and houses on the hills

 

 

 

I. N. Agias Triadas church, near the Kyparissia Castle

 

A medieval-themed street lamp hanging from a wall near the castle

 

A rustic house with a view to the sea

 

A tree laden with lemons in the front yard of a house in the Old Town

 

A stone wall and houses along a lane in the Old Town

 

Houses on the hillside directly below the castle wall

 

A peek at the sea from a hillside lane

 

Houses clinging to the steep hillside below the castle

 

The Castle’s Greek flag flutters in the light breeze

 

Two of the many interesting buildings in and around the Old Town

 

An orange tree in the front yard of a hillside house

 

A cute little house with faded blue shutters and doors

 

An old stone building that’s ripe for renewal and renovation

 

A hillside lane paved with wide stone steps 

 

Another old building oozing charm and character

 

An elegant entrance gate for what appears to be a school (my guess, based on the basketball hoop and playground equipment on the grounds)

 

Siesta time at one of the tavernas on the Old Town’s main street

 

An old pantopoleion on the main street

 

The reference to Old Arcadia on the shop sign is a nod to the town’s historic past — Kyparissia was called Arcadia in the Middle Ages

 

Stone walls line both sides of a path that climbs the hillside behind the commercial buildings on the main street

 

A view of the lower town and sea from an open spot in the Old Town

 

Street view of the Messinia Gi shop

 

Another “handyman’s special” — one of many “fixer-uppers” we came across during our walks in and near the Old Town

 

A parting view of Kyparissia Castle

 

This 3.5-minute video by Daria Gerus takes you on a tour of the Kyparissia Castle, and shows the wonderful views  visitors can enjoy from various vantage points around the fortress

 

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