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| The Temperature at Ancient Messini today! |
Exploring Ancient Messini was the perfect way to end our stay in Kyparissia. Leaving at 8:00 AM, we arrived at Ancient Messini before the afternoon heat, and were fascinated by what we saw. Messini was once a city lived in by the Greeks, but the city was attacked and destroyed by the Spartans, and then abandoned.
Even though Ancient Messini was not left in a very good condition, it has one of the most impressive Greek Stadiums, which we visited at the beginning. As we walked down the long rows of stone benches, we started to realize the size of the stadium, and how many people could fit inside. Used by the Greeks as an athletics track, we saw a portion that had been closed off by a shot wall of stones. This was just one of the places where the Romans had altered the stadium for their purposes, turning this part of the track into a gladiator arena. At the end of the stadium, we also saw a mausoleum, built by a rich Roman family.
Continuing on, we stopped to get some water from the Fountain of Arsinoe, a water source that used to supply the city. While walking to the amphitheater, we saw the agora, or marketplace, with a treasury in the corner. After passing more ruins of buildings, we arrived at the amphitheater, now reconstructed and used for entertainment and performances such as TED X. Here, we got to preform our own joke, riddle, story, or skit. After fun time in the ruins of Ancient Messini, we were hungry, and headed to a delicious lunch at a restaurant in the town above the ruins. We then returned home to pack and get ready for tomorrow.
After staying in Hotel Kanellakis for eight nights, I think we will all miss the kind staff and nice hotel rooms. However, after an amazing day, we are looking forward to visiting Napflion tomorrow.
Nadia
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