List of castles in Greece

This is a list of castles, fortresses and towers in Greece.

Castles/Fortresses

Castles and fortresses in Greece

Name	Location	Era	Image
Acrocorinth	Corinth	Ancient/Byzantine period
Acronauplia	Nafplion	Ancient/Byzantine/Frankish/Venetian period
Agios Georgios Castle	Cephalonia	Byzantine/Venetian period
Agios Andreas Castle	Preveza	Ottoman/Venetian period
Agios Georgios Castle	Preveza	Ottoman period
Amfissa Castle	Amfissa	Ancient/Byzantine/Frankish period
Angelokastro (Corfu)	Corfu	Byzantine/Venetian periods
Anthousa Castle	Anthousa, Preveza (regional unit)	Ottoman period
Anthimachia Castle	Kos	Byzantine period
Aptera Fortress	Chania	Ottoman period
Araklovon Castle[1]	Minthi, Elis	Byzantine period
Arkessini Castle	Acropolis of Arkessini, Amorgos	Ancient period
Arta Castle	Arta	Byzantine period
Asini Castle	Asini, Argolis	Ancient period
Assos Castle	Assos, Cephalonia	Venetian period
Arkadia Castle	Kyparissia	Frankish period
Astypalaia Castle	Astypalaia	Frankish/Venetian period
Castle of Bouka	Preveza	Ottoman & Venetian periods
Bourtzi	Nafplio	Venetian period
Bourtzi (Karystos)	Karystos	Venetian period
Castle of Chalkis (Karababa)	Chalkis	Ottoman period
Castle of Chios	Chios	Genoese period
Castle of Mytilene	Mytilene	Ancient/Byzantine/Genoese period
Chlemoutsi	northwestern Elis	Frankish period
Castle of Cuppa	Avlonari	Frankish/Venetian period
Cythera Castle	Cythera (island)	Venetian period
Didymoteicho Fortress	Didymoteicho	Ancient/Byzantine period
Elea Castle	Elea, Thesprotia	Ancient period
Eleutherae	Attica	Ancient period
Esphigmenou Monastery-fortress	Mount Athos	Byzantine period
Exomvourgo Fortress	Exomvourgo, Tinos	Venetian period
Firkas Fortress (Revellino)	Chania	Ottoman period
Fortezza of Rethymno	Rethymno, Crete	Venetian period
Fortifications of Chania	Chania	Venetian period
Fortifications of Heraklion	Heraklion	Venetian period
Fotodotis monastery-fortress	Naxos	Byzantine period
Frangokastello	South Crete	Venetian period
Fyli Castle	Fyli	Ancient period
Gardiki Castle	southwestern Corfu	Byzantine/Venetian period
Geraki Castle	Laconia	Frankish period
Glarentza Castle	northwestern Elis	Frankish period
Goulas Castle	Akrotiri (prehistoric city)	Venetian period
Gramvousa Castle	Gramvousa	Venetian period
Heptapyrgion	Thessaloniki	Byzantine/Ottoman period
Kales Castle	Ierapetra, Crete	Venetian period
Ioannina Castle	Ioannina	Byzantine/Ottoman period
Itzedin Fortress	Souda Bay	Ottoman period
Kalamata Castle	Kalamata, Messenia	Byzantine/Venetian/Ottoman period
Kalymnos Castle	Kalymnos	Byzantine period
Karytaina Castle	Karytaina	Frankish period
Kassiopi Castle	Kassiopi, Corfu	Byzantine/Venetian period
Kastelli of Emporio	Emporio, Santorini	Venetian period
Kastelli of Pyrgos	Pyrgos Kallistis, Santorini	Venetian period
Kastellos (Kritinia)	Kritinia, Rhodes	Hospitaller period
Kavala Castle	Kavala	Byzantine period
Kazarma fortress	Sitia	Venetian period
Koroni Castle	Koroni	Venetian/Ottoman period
Koules Fortress (Rocca al Mare)	Heraklion	Venetian period
Lamia Castle	Lamia (city)	Byzantine period
Larissa Castle	Larissa, Argos	Ancient/Byzantine period
Laskara Castle	Preveza	Late Ottoman period
Leros Castle	Leros	Hospitaller period
Lindos Castle	Acropolis of Lindos	Ancient/Byzantine/Hospitaller period
Mesta fortified town	Chios	Byzantine period
Methoni Castle	Methoni	Venetian/Ottoman period
Mithymna Castle	Mithymna, Lesbos	Byzantine period
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian	Patmos	Byzantine period
Monemvasia Fortress	Monemvasia	Byzantine/Venetian period
Moni Arkadiou	Arkadi, Crete	Venetian period
Moni Toplou	Lasithi, Crete	Venetian/Ottoman period
Monolithos Castle	Monolithos, Rhodes	Hospitaller period
Myrina Fortress	Myrina, Lemnos	Byzantine period
Mystras Palace	Mystras	Byzantine period
Nafpaktos Castle	Nafpaktos	Venetian period
Naxos Castle	Naxos	Venetian period
Nerantzia Castle	Kos	Knights period
New Fortress, Corfu	Corfu (city)	Venetian period
New Navarino fortress	Pylos	Ottoman period
Old Fortress, Corfu	Corfu (city)	Venetian period
Old Navarino castle	Near Pylos	Frankish period
Orchomenus (Boeotia) Castle	Orchomenus (Boeotia)	Ancient period
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes	Rhodes (city)	Hospitaller/Ottoman/Italian period
Palaiokastro	Mandraki, Nisyros	Hellenistic period
Palamidi	Nafplion	Venetian period
Pantokrator Castle	Preveza	Ottoman period
Parga Castle	Parga	Venetian/Ottoman period
Patras Castle	Patras	Byzantine period
Pente Pigadia Fort	Kleisoura	Ottoman period
Platamon Castle	Platamon	Frankish period
Pleuron Castle	Pleuron, Aetolia	Ancient period
Potiri Castle	Avlonari	Frankish/Venetian period
Fortifications of Rhodes	Rhodes (city)	Byzantine/Hospitaller/Ottoman/Italian period
Riniasa Castle / Thomokastro	Riza, Preveza	Byzantine period
Rio Castle	Rio	Ottoman/Venetian period
Rogoi/Bouchetion	Nea Kerasounta, Preveza	Ancient/Byzantine period
Saint John Castle	Archangelos, Rhodes	Hospitaller period
Santa Maura Castle	Lefkada	Venetian period
Servia castle	Kozani (regional unit)	Byzantine period
Simonopetra monastery-fortress	Mount Athos	Byzantine period
Skiathos Castle	Skiathos	Byzantine period
Spinalonga Castle	Spinalonga	Ancient/Venetian period
Stavronikita monastery-fortress	Mount Athos	Byzantine period
Tiryns Castle	Acropolis of Tiryns	Ancient (Mycenaean) period
Toroivia Castle	Komboti, Aetolia-Acarnania	Ancient period
Trikala Castle	Trikala	Byzantine period
Vonitsa Castle	Vonitsa	Byzantine/Ottoman/Venetian period
Voukation Castle	Paravola (near Agrinion)	Ancient period
Vrysoula Bastion	Preveza	Venetian/Ottoman period
Walls of Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki	Byzantine period
Xenophontos monastery-fortress	Mount Athos	Byzantine period

Towers

See also: Frankish towers of Greece

Towers in Greece
Name	Location	Era	Image
Aigosthena Tower	Aigosthena, Attica	Ancient period
Agia Tower	Naxos	Venetian period
Annunziata Tower	Corfu (city)	Venetian period
Avlonari Tower	Avlonari, Euboea	Venetian period
Belonia Tower	Naxos	Venetian period
Crispi Tower	Naxos	Venetian period
Fokea Tower	Fokea, Chalkidiki	Byzantine period
Gratsia Tower	Naxos	Venetian period
Markellos Tower	Aegina	Venetian period
Maroulas Towers	Maroulas, Crete	Venetian period
Ouranoupolis Tower	Ouranoupolis, Chalkidiki	Byzantine period
Sanudo Tower	Naxos	Venetian period
Vasiliko Tower	Euboea	Venetian period
White Tower of Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki	Ottoman period

Bibliography

• Forbes-Boyd, Eric "In Crusader Greece: A Tour of the Castles of the Morea", 1964
• Eustasiades, "Fortresses and Castles of Greece: Eastern central Greece: Attica, Boeotia, Phthiotis, Phocis; Thessaly; Macedonia; Thrace", 1972
• Hetherington, Paul "Byzantine and Medieval Greece: Churches, Castles, and Art of the Mainland and the Peloponnese", 1991
• Paradissis, Alexander "Fortresses and Castles of Greece: Southern and West Central Greece", 1996
• Andrews, Kevin "Castles of the Morea", 2006
• Brooks, Allan "Castles of Northwest Greece", 2013
• Nicolle, David "Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191–1571", 2013

External links

• Castles in Greece (interactive guide)

See also

• List of castles
• List of castles in Cyprus
• List of gates in Greece

References

1. Araklovo Castle