{"id":11162,"date":"2024-07-10T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=11162"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:55:53","slug":"messene-part-viii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/10\/messene-part-viii\/","title":{"rendered":"Messene, Achaea – Part VIII"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Walls<\/a>
Walls and towers to the south of the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continued From Messene, Achaea – Part VII<\/a><\/p>\n

Continuing along the road another kilometer and few minutes of driving (not through the gate) is another well-preserved section of the fortifications. There is no gate here, but rather the wall was destroyed to allow the passage of the road. On both sides of the road, significant portions of the walls are preserved. There\u2019s an area for parking on the south side of the road, just inside the walls. There are about 270 meters of walls running up the hill to the north of the road. There are two fairly well preserved towers and one mostly ruined tower. Beyond the last tower, which marks the point at which the walls change direction and head west toward the Arcadian gate, remnants of the wall are visible. But beyond this point, the walls is mostly debris, rather than intact sections of wall.<\/p>\n

The walls that run to the south of the road are on a more accessible level ground. The walls are preserved pretty well for about 240 meters from the road, and beyond that, remnants are visible for a little father, but again, are mostly debris. Along this part of the walls are three towers, including one that abuts the south side of the road. The fortifications are in a pretty good state of preservation in many places, though not intact to an especially considerable height. The tower closest to the road is not in great shape, but the other two are. The middle tower has a circular face, and the steps up to it are intact, so you can actually enter the tower through an intact doorway. Like the Arcadian gate, this area is open access and there are no sort of restrictions.<\/p>\n