Do you ever get flashbacks when you’re visiting historical sites? •• Not real ones, of course. But thoughts and images of how it must have been to stand where you’re standing, 300, 500, 1,000 years ago. When Venetians built this castle, the castle of #Methoni, one of the largest in the Mediterranean, and pirates frequently attacked the land here, a bustling trade port between Venice and Anatolia. •• Visiting historic sites is about so much more than learning dry facts - following in historic footsteps helps us reimagine a time and place far removed from our reality.