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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. For Venetian castles: a good source for these is Roberto Piperno's Venetian Fortresses in Greece. For castles on the Mani, in Southern Greece, see John Chapman's Mani.
N.B. by far the best reference site for Greek castles is the 'Kastrologos' website. In Greek and English, it has details of over 700 castles (inluding those listed here), masses of information, and text and map based searching. Highly recommended!
My list below includes alternative names 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.
- Acrocorinth
- Akova = Matagriffon
- 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; this castle is in Albania, see Piperno)
- Domokos
- Gravia (castle actually near Kastellia?)
- (Old) Kardamyli
- Ipati = Neopatras, La Patre
- Karitaina = Skorta
- Kastro (Messenia)
- Kastro Grivas
- Kastro Orias (near Lamia)
- Kastro Orias (Mani) see John Chapman's Mani
- Kastro Orias (Vale of Tempe) see Kastrologos, Castle of Oria
- Kalamata
- 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
- Xerokambos = Kastra Orias
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