Mystras (Mistras) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Mystras. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Ancient Sparta and Mystras Private Day Tour From Athens
• 5-Day Best of Peloponnese Private Tour: Nafplio/Olympia/Mycenae/Epidaurus/More
• Best of Greece: 7-Day Tour to Real Greece of the Peloponnese, Delphi, and Meteora
• Private Day Trip to Corinth Canal, Sparta, and Mystras
• 9-Day Ultimate Greek Experience: Peloponnese, Delphi, Zagori, Meteora, Vergina

It costs about €12 to visit Mystras from April through October and €6 from November through March. Discounts are available for seniors and children under age 5 visiting from outside the European Union. European Union nationals under age 25 enter for free, as do people with disabilities and their companions.

Yes, visiting Mystras is worth it. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to Greece’s best-preserved medieval ruins, including a fortress, several convents with frescoes, and a grand cathedral. It’s easy to see how this regional capital became a center of art and culture.

No, Mystras is not accessible. Mystras is set on a hill topped by a fortress. Its steep, rocky lanes and uneven steps have not been adapted for travelers who use wheelchairs. Traveling here with mobility issues likely will be difficult, particularly in the heat of the Greek summer.

On a tour of Mystras, you likely will see the rugged hilltop fortress, the frescoes at the Monastery (or Convent) of Pantanassa and Monastery of Peribleptos, and the grand cathedral where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned. Tours of Mystras generally last 2–4 hours due to the site’s hilly terrain.

People think of Mystras as deserted, but some elderly nuns still live in the Pantanassa convent, so dress respectfully if you plan to check out the frescoes there. That aside, the site is hilly, and the footing is rough, so wear comfortable shoes with good grip on the soles.