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A list of some castles and fortifications in
mainland Greece, including the Peloponnese, from around 500 to the late
1700's AD. Alternative names are given where known. Links are to pages
with further information. Names in italics refer to castles which are
mentioned in the sources but are possibly no longer extant and/or the
site is unknown.
For Venetian castles: a good source for these is Roberto Piperno's Venetian Fortresses in Greece; (opens new window)
For castles on the Mani, in Southern Greece, see John Chapman's Mani; (opens new window)
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for hosting the text (the images live on flickr, if you click on them it'll take you to the flickr website).
- Akova = Matagriffon
- Akrocorinth
- Amfissa = Salona, La Sole
- Androusa = Drusa
- Angelokastro (Etolo-Akarnania, not the castle of the same name on Corfu)
- Antirio
- Araklova, Araklovon, Bucelet
- Argos (the 'Larissa')
- Arta
- Boudonitsa = Bodonitsa, Vriokastro, Mendenitsa
- Boukation
- Butrinto = Butentrost, Buthrotum (Albania: see Piperno)
- Gravia
- (Old) Kardamyli
- Ipati = Neopatras, La Patre
- Karitaina = Skorta
- Kastro (Messenia)
- Kastro Grivas
- Kastro Orias (near Lamia)
- Kastro tis Orias = Beaufort? Oraiokastro? (near Xerokambos - not the suburb in Thessaloniki)
- Kastro Orias (Mani) see John Chapman's Mani
- Kastro Orias (Vale of Tempe)
- Kalavryta (1) = La Grite, Colovrate, Tokmak Hissari
- Kalavryta (2) = Tremoula, Kastro Orias
- Kavala
- Khlemoutsi = Clermont, Castel Tornese
- Koroni = Coron
- Kyparissia = Arkadia
- Lamia = Zitouni, Castri Citonis, Giton, Gipton
- Livadia
- Methoni
- Monemvasia = Malevasie, Malvasia
- Mouchli
- Myli
- Mystra
- Nafpaktos = Nepantum, Lepanto
- Nafplio (Palamidi and Frankish castles)
- Navarino (Old) Navarino = Avarinos = Palaeocastro = Chastel de Port de Junch
- Nea Plagia
- Nicopolis
- Nikli = Amyklae (modern Palaea-Episcopi)
- Paralia Astros
- Parga
- Pendeskoufi = Mont Escovée = Malvicino
- Platamonas
- Pondikokastro = Beauregard, Belvedere
- Preveza (St Andrews) = La Prevasse (town) Utch Kale (St Andrews)
- Preveza (Pantocrator)
- Rio
- Rogoi
- Saint George
- Sgouros
- Siderokastro(n) = Castel de Fer
- Siderokastro(n) (site not known: somewhere between Lamia and Amfissa
- Vonitsa = Vaghenetia, Vecinto