Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia - Kleomenous 4

Name: Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia - Kleomenous 4
Address: Kleomenous 4, Sparti 231 00, Greece, 231, Greece

3.8/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	Kleomenous 4, Sparti 231 00, Greece
Phone :	📞 +997
Postal code :	231
Categories :	Tourist attraction ,
Description :	Stone remains from a 9th-century BC temple, where young men were flogged for a blood sacrifice.

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Y	Yizhar Hazi on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ TAKE CARE when continuing on the path from the sanctuary towards the river - my girlfriend and I were heading there to find a quiet place to camp for the night when we were beset by a large crowd of children begging for money. We gave what we could and continued, but the children continued to follow us and shout and push closer and closer. We left them behind and realized that perhaps it would be better to find a different place to sleep. But as we turned around to leave, we came across another group, of older children, two of them teenagers. They were breaking sticks and began to yell at us, demanding money. The situation escalated quickly, until the kids were trying to hit us with large sticks, and the other children joined and began to throw stones and try to hit us. We escaped narrowly, and if a few details had been different, perhaps there would have been serious damage. Be careful there?
M	Merrel Holles on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I visited this site on my own, which is not far from the road, in the middle of an olive orchard. I felt at once a world away from the busy Spartan street and in another age. Despite the fact that the site was closed and surrounded by a high mesh fence, the place has tons of atmosphere, and I was utterly mesmerised. I was approached by a so-called gypsy boy, twelve or thirteen, who asked for money. I gave him a 2 euro piece and he went off satisfied. Three others whom I met going out I waved away and that was that. It surpised me that the Spartan authorities don't make more of this site, because it's great. It occurs to me that there is a feeling of taboo about the whole area, which might go to explain its neglect.
L	Leigh Burns on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Be aware! My boyfriend and I drove to Sparta for the day to visit the sites. We started to walk down the gravel path heading towards the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia and thought something wasn't quite right. We quickly looked at reviews on Google and TripAdvisor mentioning people being harassed for money. We decided to turn back to avoid any issues so did not see the site. It is a shame that the historical sites with such historical significance are so poorly looked after.
E	Eddie Breeden on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Despite the fact that the site was closed and surrounded by a high mesh fence, the place has tons of atmosphere, and I was utterly mesmerised. I was approached by a so-called gypsy boy, twelve or thirteen, who asked for money. I gave him a 2 euro piece and he went off satisfied.
D	Damien Peltier on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you're expecting a commercial site fenced in and managed in the same manner as the ruins in Athens, you're mistaken. The access is open and there are no giudes, there is plenty of boards with the facts and history detailed in the most case the ruinshave unrestricted access. Most of the ruins are not Spartn but Roman or Byzantine. Nevertheless the site is well worth a visit.
M	Marja Vissers on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We went there and escaped by luck. We met two boys and later on two young men. These two walked very closely behind us and we felt very uncomfortable. They didn't rob us. Maybe because my husband looks so dangerous? Or because our backpack looks real shabby? After our visit I read the various reviews here about robbery and throwing stones and knew we escaped problems. So you better be careful!
V	Vivoinbarriera Vivoinaurora on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Please DON'T go to visit the sanctuary, especially if you are alone, you are by foot or you are with children. The poor people that live in the sourroundings try to attack, steal or frighten visitors. We passed a bad 10 minutes, we were with car and suddendly 2 teenagers tried to steal our backpack opening the car . Nothing happened, we managed to escape bat a car followed us for some minutes.I shudder to think what would have happened if I had walked alone to see the site, or if I had been alone with my son....
S	Simon Proudman on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One for those with a knowledge of history to visit and imagine the scenes where the somewhat excessive and violent whipping ceremonies took place, particularly in Roman times for Roman tourists. Imagination is vital as little remains and it is poorly looked after as it has become a site for the modern ceremonies of excessive alcohol drinking by the young, judging by the litter.