After spending a week back in Athens, we embarked on a two day trip to Southern Greece, also known as the Peloponnese. After a five hour drive, we arrived in the ancient city of Mycenae for an afternoon tour. Mycenae was once a very large, bustling city with military force and it ruled the Peloponnese. It was first inhabited by the ancient civilization known as the Mycenaeans. When entering the ancient city, there is a beautiful carved gate. After walking through the gate, there is a round rock structure. After guessing many possibilities, we were told that it was actually an ancient cemetery. There was not much of the city remaining But we were able to go down into the spring that the city used for their water supply. It was dried up so we were actually able too stand in the bottom and sing.
Cemetery
Gate
Spring
After touring the city, we went to the nearby Tomb of Agamemnon, an ancient king. Before entering the tomb, we noticed that the door was being held open by a single stone and most archaeologists say it is an architectural phenomenon. The tomb was shaped like a beehive and had amazing acoustics. We were able to sing and it sounded amazing.
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