wedding at Monemvasia
Monemvasia wedding photographer
Monemvasia wedding photographer. Wedding photography portfolio of a wedding day at Monemvasia in Greece. As a Greek wedding and event photographer one of the places that I photograph at is of course Monemvasia.
Monemvasia is always considered to be as one of the top destinations worldwide for wedding photography, engagement photography, anniversary photography and wedding portraits photo session!
Several of the following wedding images have been awarded, published and distinct-ed.
Monemvasia and Peloponnese
Anyway, the wedding took place at Monemvasia one of the landmarks at Peloponnese.
Monemvasia is always regarded as one of the best destinations to get married in Greece.
Of course, weddings at Monemvasia are totally different than the weddings at the Greek islands…. Santorini for example.
The landscape is different, the light is different, the aesthetics, the climate…the vibes in general differ!
This is noticeable also to the wedding photographs as well!
As a destination wedding photographer I try to adjust to the environment as well and my wedding photography, although having my own style, differs depending on the place and the circumstances
Monemvasia wedding photographer
The story
A few words about Monemvasia…
Monemvasia (Greek: Μονεμβασία) is a town and a municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway 200m in length. Its area consists mostly of a large plateau some 100 metres above sea level, up to 300 m wide and 1 km long, the site of a powerful medieval fortress. The town walls and many Byzantine churches remain from the medieval period. The seat of the municipality is the town Molaoi.
The town’s name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvasia, meaning “single entrance”. Its Italian form, Malvasia, gave its name to Malmsey wine. Monemvasia’s nickname is the Gibraltar of the East or The Rock.
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The town today
In 1971, Monemvasia became linked with the rest of the outside world through a bridge on the western side that connects to GR-86.
In more recent history, the town has seen a resurgence in importance with increasing numbers of tourists visiting the site and the region. The medieval buildings have been restored, and many of them converted to hotels.
For the past few years, on July 23, an independence day celebration has been held in the main port. Speeches are made and the story of Tzannetakis Grigorakis, and his men, is recounted in both Greek and English. Inhabitants and visitors can gather to watch as a ship, built every year, is filled with pyrotechnics and set on fire.
The 1987 horror movie The Wind was filmed here.