Monemvasia Town, Peloponnese, Laconia, Greece

The commercial importance of the town continued until the Orlov Revolt (1770) in the Russo-Turkish War, which saw its importance decline severely.
The town was liberated from Ottoman rule on July 23, 1821 by Tzannetakis Grigorakis who entered the town with his private army during the Greek War of Independence.
• Modern times
In 1971, Monemvasia became linked with the rest of the outside world through a bridge on the western side that connects to GR-86.