now that the “troubles” are (mostly) over, the Belfast murals are mainly a tourist attraction, visited by bus and taxi tours.
There are many modern political references, however, and even paintings by non-Irish underground organisations such as the ETA…
The archaeological site of Mystras is vast and one should devote at least several hours (better: a full day) to exploring it. Getting there involves a steep climb but the effort is rewarded by many beautiful views and, of course, the wonderful byzantinic architecture including a castle, several important churches, palaces, convents a museum and some normal houses. I especially enjoyed the scenic layout and the many overgrown paths, old stairs and dorrways. Like with many transcribed places names, quite a confusion exists concerning the spelling of the Greek place name ??????? in our alphabet: Mystras, Mystra, Mistra, Mistras. ...
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December 28th, 2010 at 12:20 am
An interesting photograph and thanks for this. I think there are about 12 different tours you can take to see these murals. A lot of the murals are starting to disappear because the Government have a social fund from the EU to encourage locals to tidy up their areas and make them more friendly. I don’t think they will all disappear but I have already noticed quite a few painted over or changed to more neutral style of murals.