Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth (Greek: Ακροκόρινθος, lit. 'Upper Corinth' or 'the acropolis of ancient Corinth') is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. In the estimation of George Forrest, "It is the most impressive of the acropolis of mainland Greece."

With its secure water supply, Acrocorinth's fortress was repeatedly used as a last line of defense in southern Greece because it commanded the Isthmus of Corinth, repelling foes from entry by land into the Peloponnese peninsula.

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Acrocorinth ranks #190 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 123 mapped in Greece. Founded 700 BC, it is older than 100% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 5 atlas entries founded in the 7th century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 17,035 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Athens, 76 km away. It is one of the 31 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.

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