Castles

The Peloponnese at all unfairly classified by historians and medievalist of the last centuries, as the place with the most across Greece castles. And many of them, mainly because of the great strongholds position had the chance to save up our days, to some extent at least. The fort of Pylos (Niokastro) began to be […]

Kyparissia-castle history It’s name, Kyparissia owes its name to Cypress tree. He was the son of Minyas, good hunter and friend of the God of music and light, Apollo. Sometime in the hunt, he killed a deer, since then, he melancholised. Before his death, Gods took pity on him and made him cypress. That time […]

Koroni The history of Koroni begins from the 4th about FrCh c. Then of course was where today Petalidi and first name, according to Pausanias, was Aipia. The current name comes either from the first settler of the Epimilidi, who came from Koroneia Boeotia, either in the tradition of some copper ‘rook’ (crow-currency), found in […]

The castle of Methoni is one of the most important sets of Greek fortifications space. Exemplifies castle occupies the whole of the southwest coast of the Peloponnese, with an excellent natural harbor, which in medieval times was a station on the road of pilgrims to the Holy Land and cargo ships from West to East. […]

Clemoutsi Castle Overlooking Ionian Sea… Chlemoutsi Castle is located in the westernmost promontory of the Peloponnese. It is built on top of the hill “Helones” and dominates the plain of Elis. This is one of the most important and best preserved fortresses of Greece, an excellent example of castle architecture of the Franks in the […]

The castle of fairy tales, located on Agrilis Filiatron, a few kilometers outside the city and is one of the most popular destinations for any traveler., Inspired and built in the last century by originates Filiatra, physician Harry Fournier (the true name is Harry Fournarakis). A man he apparently adored tale… The image of the […]

If you’re ever in Karytaina worth visiting is the bridge that overlooks the river Alpheus. The bridge of Karytaina, one of the oldest bridges in our country has a length of 50 meters and consists of five unequal arcs. Just down the road you will see pop up the church of Panagia. The bridge was […]