One of the most important baronies of the medieval era was the barony of Acova. The Frankish castle of Akova (13th century), located between the villages of Byziki and Galata, near Tropaia, was the seat of a Frankish barony. The castle is built on a rocky hill. Remains of the outer walls of the
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The castle of Araklovos is a medieval castle and is located near Paliokastro, in the Municipality of Gortynos. Its name has been associated with the feudal lord Doxapatris Voutsaras who from there faced the Franks during the Fourth Crusade. There is a legend that the daughter of Doxapatris committed
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Above Magouliana and at the top of a steep hill at an altitude of 1450 m. is the highest castle of the Peloponnese, Argyrokastro, also called "Gortynia dynamari". The castle, which was built during the Frankish period, dominates the entire area as a strategic point with natural protection was chosen
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At Paralio Astros and on the southern top of the hill (which the locals call "the island") which dominates the port, there are castle ruins from the time of the Frankish occupation. In the later years of the Turkish occupation, the castle was transformed into a strong defensive complex. It has a
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Southwest of the village of Valtecsiniko, on the Paleokastro hill, there is a small fort from which remains of a tower and fortification have been preserved. The largest part of the castle today is in ruins. This castle predates the Franks. When the possessions of Moria were divided, it was given to
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The village of Veligosti (or Samaras), the ancient Megalopolis, is a municipal district of the Municipality of Falesia. In the area you can see the ruins of a Byzantine settlement and an aqueduct as well as remains from the castle of the same name, which is located in the current cemetery of
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On a small hill between the villages of Agios Vassilis and Platanaki of Kynouria, a medieval tower and remains of fortified castle walls are preserved. It is assumed that the castle belonged to a Frankish ruler of the region, and was used to control it. The ancient city of Glyppia and its citadel
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Remains of the castle of the medieval city of Tavia are preserved near the village of Davia, seat of the Municipality of Phalanthos. The castle is located on a hill next to the Elissonas river bridge. Remains of the perimeter wall are preserved, remains of four towers, some buildings inside it,
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The Castle of Karytaina is one of the most impressive castles in the Peloponnese. Built by Hugo De Brugier (1245), a typical example of French fortified architecture, due to its magnificence it was called "Toledo of Greece". Andronikos Palaiologos bought it from the French guard de Brugier (1320) so
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South of Megalopolis, the castle of Leontarios is built on the rock, which is now in ruins. The many churches that used to exist inside the castle are no longer preserved. The medieval castle of Leontario experienced glory days in the 14th and 15th centuries. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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On the road from Tripoli to Argolis via Achladokampos, after the village of Agiorgitika on the right of the road, there is a hill where you can see the crumbling ruins of a fort. It is the Mouhli hill, an offshoot of Mount Partheni. During the Byzantine period, an important Byzantine fortress and
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At the top of the big rock that rises above Vlacherna there was a medieval castle, the castle of Bezenikos. From this castle, in 1458, the Greeks mounted a heroic resistance against the troops of Mohammed II the Conqueror. The same thing happened in 1826 during the advance of Ibrahim's hordes,
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In the Kalpaki site, near the ancient Orchomenos, and on a low hill, remains of a medieval fortification are preserved in a dilapidated state. It is the last medieval fortress to be found in the east in the area of Mainalos which was the successor of the acropolis and the fortification of the
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At the top of the Mytikas hill near the village of Paleopyrgos Levidius, overlooking the hill of ancient Orchomenos, are the remains of a medieval castle, which today the locals call Paleopyrgos. The castle tower and part of the fortifications are preserved. A path leads to the site from the village
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The picturesque village of Silimna, built on the slopes of Mainalos, at an altitude of 900 m and at a distance of 6 km from Tripoli. On the hill of Silimna, there are remains of a medieval castle. The place where the castle was built is of strategic importance. There, after all, Theodoros
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Near the village of Agios Ioannis Kynourias, at a distance of 2 kilometers from the highway at the top of a hill at the location "Xirokambi" are preserved the ruins of the Castle of Oria, a famous medieval castle built during the Frankish period. According to tradition, the castle belonged to a
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