Tiryns

About the museum

Tiryns was a Mycenaean centre with a citadel surrounded by the famous Cyclopean Walls. Already in the 2nd century AD Pausanias wondered about the way they had been built, and the grandeur of the ruins led UNESCO to include the now restored site on the World Heritage List.

The city had been covered over the centuries by layers of sediment and was gradually uncovered from 1884 thanks to the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann. The huge greyish-red boulders gave rise to various theories about the construction of the walls and the myth of the Cyclopes; today it is known that the Mycenaeans were excellent engineers.

Apart from the impressive fortification with its subterranean galleries, visitors see the Western Bastion, one of the highest achievements of Mycenaean architecture, the palace with the throne room, the Lower Citadel and the geometric-archaic temple, of which only the foundations survive.

Highlights

• The Cyclopean Walls with the subterranean galleries
• The Western Bastion
• The palace with the throne room
• The Lower Citadel and the geometric-archaic temple
• UNESCO World Heritage monument

Operated by

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού – Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Αργολίδας

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March.

Free admission and reduced tickets are available to special categories of visitors, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Culture.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

On foot: about 40 minutes from the village of Nea Tiryntha. By car: about 10 minutes from the historic centre of Nafplio.

Amenities & dining

On site there are toilets and a car park.

Events & venue rental

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