:For the Laconian dialect, see Doric Greek » For the Ancient Kingdom, see Sparta Lakonia redirects here. For the vessel, see TSMS Lakonia. Laconia (Λακωνία), also known as Lacedaemonia,'s a prefecture in Greece. Laconia has the legal status of a prefecture, with Sparti (Sparta) its administrative capital. Its main towns and cities are Amyclae, Areopolis, Gytheion, Molaoi, Monemvasia, Mystras, Neapoli and Sellasia. It encompasses Cape Malea and Cape Tainaron and… (More on Laconia)