Visit Sparta Greece

Features Visit Sparta Greece

Sparta is the administrative capital of Laconia Prefecture, Greece.At the decree of King Otto of Greece, the present day city of Sparta was built in 1834 near the site of the original city.
With its wide, tree lined boulevards, the city was designed to be a paragon for all Greek towns.The modern town still reflects this original vision, and is a very pleasant and green city set before a backdrop of lush hills.Until modern times, the site of ancient Sparta was occupied by a small town of a few thousand people who lived among the ruins, in the shadow of Mystras, a more important medieval Greek settlement nearby.
The Palaiologos family (the last Byzantine Greek imperial dynasty) also lived in Mystras.
In 1834, after the Greek War of Independence, King Otto of Greece decreed that the town should be expanded into a city.