The Menelaion
To visit the Menelaion, take the Tripolis road north out of town and turn right immediately after the bridge; the Menelaion is signposted about 5km (3 miles) down the road. The shrine's three terraces of gray limestone blocks, in honor of Helen of Troy's long-suffering husband, Menelaus, is about a 10-minute walk uphill from the chapel, where you can park your car. Next to the shrine are the low remains of several Mycenaean houses, none of which seem remotely grand enough to have belonged to Menelaus and Helen. Again, as with the Acropolis of ancient Sparta, the real reason to come here is the view of the plain and Taygetos.
To visit the Menelaion, take the Tripolis road north out of town and turn right immediately after the bridge; the Menelaion is signposted about 5km (3 miles) down the road. The shrine's three terraces of gray limestone blocks, in honor of Helen of Troy's long-suffering husband, Menelaus, is about a 10-minute walk uphill from the chapel, where you can park your car. Next to the shrine are the low remains of several Mycenaean houses, none of which seem remotely grand enough to have belonged to Menelaus and Helen. Again, as with the Acropolis of ancient Sparta, the real reason to come here is the view of the plain and Taygetos.
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