Monemvasia, Greece

Monemvasia, Greece

Monemvasia Greece

Here is a clear, American English translation of your text (with some minor adjustments for clarity and flow): --- Monemvasia (Μονεμβασία) is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is situated on a small island just off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is connected to the mainland by a short causeway about 200 meters long. Most of the island consists of a large plateau, roughly 100 meters above sea level, up to 300 meters wide and 1 kilometer long, which was the site of a powerful medieval fortress. The town’s walls and many Byzantine churches from the medieval period still remain. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Molaoi. The name “Monemvasia” comes from two Greek words, mone and emvasia, meaning “single entrance.” Its Italian name, Malvasia, is the origin of the name for Malmsey wine. Monemvasia is sometimes called the “Gibraltar of the East” or simply “The Rock.” Although the area was uninhabited in ancient times, the rock may have once been the site of a Minoan trading post. Pausanias, the famous Greek traveler and geographer, referred to the site as “Akra Minoa,” which means “Minoan Promontory.”
Recommended airport
Kithira (KIT)
Nearby destinations
  • Saint Pelagia, Cythera a 40.59 km
  • Kythira Island a 48.87 km
  • Gytheio a 44.09 km