Greece · 13th century
Castelo Rosso ranks #8,368 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Athens, 62 km away. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
Castelo Rosso, also Kokkinokastro or the fortress of Karystos, is a medieval castle located in southern Euboea. It is built at the foot of Mount Ochi, between the villages of Myloi and Grampia, 4 kilometres from Karystos. It took its name from the red local stones from which it was built.
Machine-translated from “Κοκκινόκαστρο Καρύστου” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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