Listed 3 sub titles with search on: UNESCO - World Heritage List for wider area of: "ARGOLIS Prefecture PELOPONNISOS" .
MYCENAE (Mycenean palace) ARGOLIS
The Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilisation which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world in the 15th to 12th centuries BC and which played a vital role in the development of the culture of classical Greece. These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which have influenced European art and literature for more than three millennia.
TIRYNS (Mycenean palace) ARGOLIS
The Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilisation which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world in the 15th to 12th centuries BC and which played a vital role in the development of the culture of classical Greece. These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which have influenced European art and literature for more than three millennia.
ASKLEPIEION OF EPIDAURUS (Ancient sanctuary) ARGOLIS
In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the site of Epidaurus sprawls out over several levels. The cult of Asclepius first began there, in the 6th century B.C., but the main monuments, particularly the Theatre, considered one of the purest masterpieces of Greek architecture, date from the 4th century. The vast site is a tribute to the healing cults of Greek and Roman times, with temples and hospital buildings devoted to its gods
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