Mistra is one of the most important cultural and political centers of the late Byzantine Empire. "Old" Mystra is an open-air museum and is a World Heritage Site. It is under the protection of UNESCO.

Main attractions:

The Metropolis is one of the oldest monasteries in Mistra, dedicated to Saint Demetrius. On the territory of the Metropolis today is the Museum of Mistra. The exposition consists mainly of objects discovered during excavations.

Brontochion is one of the oldest monasteries in the city. Reported directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople. From the complex of buildings that form the monastery, today there are two churches: St. Theodore and Hodegetria, ruins and fragments of walls.

Palace of Despots - Г - figurative ensemble of the palace is located on a flat terrace and consists of two wings. From the northeast and southwest it surrounded the only square of the city.
Pantanassa Monastery is located on a steep slope on the eastern side of the hill. Today it is the best preserved building and the only active monastery on the territory of Mistra. About thirty nuns live here.

Peribleptos is a small monastery located in the southeast corner of the outer wall of the city on a steep cliff. Built at the end of the 14th century. In Perybleptus, an extensive cycle of frescoes, unique in the history of all monumental painting, has been preserved.

Evangelistria is a cross-domed cemetery church. The only church of Mistra which has not been mentioned in written sources.

The Church of Hagia Sophia was supposedly erected between 1351 and 1365 by Manuel Kantakuzin. During Turkish rule it was used as a mosque.