The Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Region of Peloponnese and the Municipality of Monemvasia through a program of Cultural Development.

The Deputy Mayor of Monemvasia Municipal Unit, Stavros Christakos, guides “where there is Greece”, in the house of the great poet, which has been converted into a museum, whose inauguration will take place in June.

As Mr Christakos said, Yannis Ritsos’ daughter, Ersi, gave the Municipality of Monemvasia the opportunity to buy the house that the poet of Rome lived.

The purpose of the project “Converting the House Yannis Ritsos into the Monemvasia Castle into a Municipal Museum” is to create an exhibition space to present the poet’s personality and his relationship with his birthplace, Monemvasia.

The permanent exhibition will present the life and work of the poet, through selected emblematic, for each section, poems, a milestone in Greek and international literary heritage.

The connection to the historical past, the strengthening of collective memory and the awareness of the residents of the Municipality of Monemvasia on highlighting the history of their place and their culture, are key objectives of the planning proposal of the exhibition, contributing in the long run to the sustainable development of the area.

The house of Yiannis Ritsos’ family is located at the entrance of the declared archaeological site of the Lower Town Monemvasia. It is accessed by the central cobbled path of the Lower Town, via a racing arch. Its original core can be reduced to the post -Byzantine times. The entire area of ​​Old Monemvasia, Bridge and Rock, is a declared archaeological site, and the peninsula of Monemvasia as a place of particular natural beauty and as a historic site with declaration as monuments of settlements and walls on the peninsula.