Sparti is a small town in south eastern Peloponnese. It is the seat of the prefecture of Laconia and stands on the site of ancient Sparta, one of the most powerfrul city states in ancient Greece.
The town was constructed based on a design, which is why it is one of the few cities in Greece that has wide streets, parks and squares. |
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The town of Sparti is small and tourism in not much developed, |
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Sparti is surrounded by Mount Taygetos on one side and the valley of Evrotas on the other. Traditional villages dot the landscape with the beautiful gorges, the rivers and the mountaincliffs.
A sport that has developed a lot in the last years in Spart is hiking and many hiking trails have been signed between Sparti and Mystras. |