The sanctuary was a large pyramidal structure that rises to the top of the hill, where the worship of Menelaus, mythical king of Sparta and his wife Helen, began in the 8th century BC and continued until the Hellenistic times. The construction of the first temple can be placed at the end of the 7th c. BC or at the beginning of the 6th c. BC, while the works in the temple at the beginning of the 5th c. BC contributed to the building of a sanctuary worthy of the mythical heroes of Sparta. You should visit Menelaion not only because of its historical importance but also for the magnificent view to the valley of Evrotas and Taygetos!