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Peloponnesus
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Pel·o·pon·ne·sus or Pel·o·pon·ne·sos  (pl-p-nss) also Pel·o·pon·nese (pl-p-nz, -ns)
A peninsula forming the southern part of Greece south of the Gulf of Corinth. It was dominated by Sparta until the fourth century b.c..

Pelo·pon·nesian (-nzhn, -shn) adj. & n.
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Noun1.Peloponnesus - the southern peninsula of GreecePeloponnesus - the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Sparta - an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
Olympia - a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games


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On a recent trip to Greece I was shocked to discover a huge thermal power plant belching fumes in the center the Peloponnesos in the midst of an attractive mountainous landscape, not far from the well-preserved remnants of the Byzantine city of Mystra.
Churches and monastic ruins, frescoes and icons, people and patriarchs are all faithfully and fully recorded here: Constantinople and notably its Hagia Sophia lovingly so; Mistra in the Peloponnesos, where the last Palaeologus was invested four years before his death as the city fell; Ochrid on its lake in Macedonia -- to name only some of those still treasured.
Under the agreement, HMC will be creating and implementing a paid membership program that offers recognition and benefits at four of CLASSICAL's properties - the Athens Acropol and the Omonia Grand in Athens, the Filoxenia Hotel in Kalamata on the Peloponnesos, and the new Plaza Spa & Suites in Rethymnon on the island of Crete.
 
 
 
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