Monemvasia Society

Monemvasia Society The Society maintains an archive of the people of Monemvasia from the 19th century to the present day

06/08/2026

Bettany Hughes in her series, ‘Treasures of the World’ from Channel 4 in the UK, visited Monemvasia in May 2024 and spoke to our very own Effie Anagnopoulou and Ann Eldridge. Watch the full episode online via channel 4

Σήμερα στις 21.00! Today at 21.00!
31/07/2026

Σήμερα στις 21.00!

Today at 21.00!

30/07/2026

Παρασκευή 31 Ιουλίου, ώρα 21.00
στο προαύλιο του παλιού Δημοτικού Σχολείου Νομίων
Μια βραδιά αφιερωμένη στις μνήμες, αλλά και στο μέλλον του Κάστρου Μονεμβασίας και της ευρύτερης περιοχής.
Ζώσα Ιστορία Μονεμβασίας Μέρος Β'
Γυναίκες
Φωτογραφικό και Προφορικό Αρχείο Μονεμβασίας
Σε συνεργασία με την Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Μονεμβασίας

Friday, July 31, 21.00
in the courtyard of the old Primary School of Nomia
An evening dedicated to the memories, but also the future of the Castle of Monemvasia and the wider area.
Living History of Monemvasia Part II
Women
Monemvasia Photographic and Oral History Archive
In collaboration with Monemvasia Cinema Club

Το Φωτογραφικό και Προφορικό Αρχείο ''Ζώσα Ιστορία Μονεμβασίας'' και η Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Μονεμβασίας σας προσκαλούν ...
21/07/2026

Το Φωτογραφικό και Προφορικό Αρχείο ''Ζώσα Ιστορία Μονεμβασίας'' και η Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Μονεμβασίας σας προσκαλούν στην προβολή του φιλμ προφορικης ιστορίας ''Ζώσα Ιστορία. Μέρος ΙΙ. Γυναίκες και η ζωή στο κάστρο", στις 31 Ιουλίου και ώρα 21.00, στο προαύλιο του Δημοτικού Σχολείου στα Νόμια.
Θα προβληθούν ακόμη η ψηφιακή αφήγηση της Ε' τάξης του Δημοτικού Σχολείου Μονεμβασίας για το παλιό δημοτικό Νομίων και ντοκιμαντερ της ΕΡΤ "Ματιές σε Ελληνικούς οικισμούς" αφιερωμένο στην καστροπολιτεία.

Θα χαρούμε να σας δούμε όλους εκεί!

The Photographic and Oral History archive ''Monemvasia Society Living History''' and Cinema Club Monemvasia invite you to the screening of the oral history film "Living History: Part II – Women and Life in the Castle," taking place on July 31st at 9:00 PM in the courtyard of the Nomia Primary School.
The program will also feature a digital storytelling project by the 5th-grade class of the Monemvasia Primary School about the old Nomia primary school, as well as the ERT documentary "Glimpses of Greek Settlements," which focuses on the fortified town.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

“We reached Monemvasia at midnight; waves were breaking at my feet, and a huge, menacing mass, silent and without light,...
16/06/2026

“We reached Monemvasia at midnight; waves were breaking at my feet, and a huge, menacing mass, silent and without light, appeared resting on the sea. The priest who had come with me in the dilapidated car crossed himself. ‘Ayia Sophia,’ he said, pointing out the rock. ‘At the peak of Monemvasia is the Ayia Sophia, great be her grace.... Day was breaking as I crossed the narrow strand, the moni emvasis (single entrance), that joins the precipitous rock of Monemvasia with the mainland. I moved on, gazing at the proud rock, not tiring of it. Until now I thought that the finest thing I had seen in Morea was the fortress of Karytaina. But how much more savage, imperious and isolated is this hulk of granite (sic), this Gibraltar of Greece!” - Nikos Kazantzakis, 1937

Photo 1: Agia Sophia, Circa 1940’s
photo 2: Agia Sophia, July, 2025
Monemvasia Photographic Society Archive

04/05/2026

Arrival in Monemvasia, Part 4, Poul Rasmussen, 1968, Monemvasia Society Archive.

The celebration of Panaghia Chrissafitissa, 8 days after Easter. The procession is for the icon of Panaghia Chrissafitis...
21/04/2026

The celebration of Panaghia Chrissafitissa, 8 days after Easter. The procession is for the icon of Panaghia Chrissafitissa, which, according to tradition, kept disappearing from its original location in a village called Chrissafa and appearing in Monemvasia, indicating that it was her wish to stay there instead.

14/04/2026

Arrival in Monemvasia, Part 3, Poul Rasmussen, 1968, Monemvasia Photographic Society Archive.

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!
11/04/2026

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!

31/03/2026

Part 2, Arrival in Monemvasia, 1968 by Poul Rasmussen, MPS Archive.

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