Point of interest
Statue of Leonidas
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Location
77 Triakosion
Sparti
Tips from locals
The King Leonidas statue stands belligerently in front of a soccer stadium. When the Persians attacked Sparta and told them to lay down their weapons, the Spartans' response, immortalised beneath Leonidas' feet, was 'Molon labe' ('Come and get them').