Monemvasia, site of our new home in Greece!

A section of the little town, clinging to the seaside hills. You can see our place up on the right, tan building.

Well Armchair Travelers, this is your lucky day!

Today you will not be treated to the deafening silence that has been the stalwart of the latest posts, that of the Historical Monologue.

Today, there will be an extremely short explanation of this day’s foray out onto the coast of southern Greece, for this day we visited the “tied” island of Monemvasia, “tied” meaning that is actually tied to the mainland by a very narrow strip of crumbled rocks and earth, (now with a paved causeway).

Monemvasia means One (Monem) Way or Road (Vasia).

This hazy internet photo clearly illustrates the “One Way” name! The village is on the opposite side of the island, hidden from any invader’s eyes. Unless, of course, you happen to have a boat!

Now our village can plainly be seen nestled up against the cliffs, further protecting us from any unwanted visitors.

Here we are! Our walls look nice and are a further deterrent from invasion from any modern-day taker-overers!

Its genesis is rooted in the 6^th century AD and as you may imagine, has been fought over, and tugged back and forth between various conquering peoples such as the Ottomans, Venetians, and Byzantines.

Thankfully now the only conquerors are the tourists who have been visiting here since the 1970’s. This was another pleasant surprise for us as it was one of the only Excursions left for us to choose from and we only thought that it was just a seaside town, an apparently cute one at that. We had no idea that it was medieval in origin or that it has maintained this stamp of the past ever since.

So, without further ado, may I please introduce to you, the delightful little island and town of Monemvasia, our next home! 😊