Greece · 13th century
Castle of Piada ranks #9,022 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #132 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Athens, 63 km away. It is one of the 34 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
The castle of Nea Epidavros, or Castle of Piada, is a Venetian castle whose construction dates back to the 13th century. Piada is the older name of Nea Epidavros. It stands on a steep height of about 80 metres, which forms a natural fortification.
Machine-translated from “Κάστρο Πιάδας” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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