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Aigosthena
🇬🇷 Greece
Aigosthena (Ancient Greek: Αἰγόσθενα) was an ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris, 19 km (12 mi) northwest of the ancient city of Megara to which it belonged. It is also the name of the coastal settlement at the foot of the ancient city walls, also known as Porto Germeno. The ancient citadel which stands at the foot of Mt Cithaeron and extends down to the sea at the inlet of Aigosthena, on the east side of the Gulf of Corinth, is famous for retaining several of the tallest surviving towers of ancient Greece.
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Aigosthena ranks #1,895 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 119 mapped in Greece. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Aigosthena?
Aigosthena stands in Greece, at 38.14739°, 23.22856°.
How famous is Aigosthena?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,895 of 7,044 worldwide, and #31 in Greece. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Aigosthena?
Fortress of Eleutherai, about 13 km away.
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