The Acropolis of Mycenae

The famous Lion´s gate at Mycenae
The famous Lion´s gate at Mycenae
The round tombs where the most discoveries have been done by Heinirch Schliemann
The round tombs where the most discoveries have been done by Heinirch Schliemann
The famous dome tomb of "Attreus"
The famous dome tomb of "Attreus"
The Lion´s Gate at Mycenae
The Lion´s Gate at Mycenae

The citadel of Mycenae is one of the highlights of each Peloponnese traveller. The first traces of a settlement there was on the isolated hill already 3500 BC in the Neolithic period. Its cultural peak was about 1400-1300 BC. The site of Mycenae named the prehistoric bronze age. 
In the area of Argolis there are many prehistoric settlements and even prehistoric  infrastructure. Almost every castle on a hilltop has traces of this Mycenean period.
Mycenae was made famous by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered Troy also. He dug in 1876 in Mycenae, but was not the first, which began archaeological research there, as long as 1700  Venetian engineer excavated the Lion Gate.
The highlights of Mycenae's visit are the Lion Gate, the great tombs round, the palace, the fountain-tunnel and the "Attreus dome grave".
There is an absolutely remarkable museum that should not be left unvisited.

 

Mcenean dome tomb
Mcenean dome tomb
The famous Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The famous Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The cyclopes wall at Mycenae
The cyclopes wall at Mycenae
The Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The Lion´s Gate of Mycenae
The famous tomb round
The famous tomb round
The tunnel cistern of Mycenae
The tunnel cistern of Mycenae
Entrance to the treasure tomb of Attreus
Entrance to the treasure tomb of Attreus
Upper part of the dome tomb of Attreus
Upper part of the dome tomb of Attreus
Inside the dome tomb of Attreus
Inside the dome tomb of Attreus