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==Archaeological sites== [[File:20090727 epidavros12.jpg|thumb|The [[Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus|ancient theatre of Epidaurus]]]] [[File:Messeneasklepeion.jpg|thumb|View of the ancient Asclepeion in [[Messene]]]] The Peloponnese possesses many important archaeological sites dating from the Bronze Age through to the Middle Ages. Among the most notable are: * [[Bassae]]β‘ (ancient town and the temple of Epikourios Apollo and Greece's first UNESCO World Heritage Site) * [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]] (ancient city) * [[Pyrgos Dirou|Diros caves]] (4000 β 3000 BC) * [[Epidaurus]]β‘ (ancient religious and healing centre) * [[Koroni]] (medieval seaside fortress and city walls) * [[Kalamata]] Acropolis (medieval acropolis and fortress located within the modern city) * [[Messene]] (ancient city) * [[Methoni, Messenia|Methoni]] (medieval seaside fortress and city walls) * [[Mystras]]β‘ (medieval Byzantine fortress-town near Sparta) * [[Monemvasia]] (medieval Byzantine fortress-town) * [[Mycenae]]β‘ (fortress-town of the [[Mycenaean Greece|eponymous civilization]]) * [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]]β‘ (site of the [[Ancient Olympic Games]]) * [[Pylos]] (the [[Palace of Nestor]] and a well-preserved medieval/early modern fortress) * [[Pavlopetri]] (the oldest underwater city in the world, located in Vatika Bay, dating from the early Bronze Age 3500 BC) * [[Sparta]] * [[Tegea]] (ancient religious centre) * [[Tiryns]]β‘ (ancient fortified settlement) β‘ UNESCO World Heritage Site
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