Castle
Castle of Piada
🇬🇷 Greece · 13th century
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.
Castle of Piada ranks #8,115 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 134 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Athens, 63 km away. It is one of the 35 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle of Piada?
Castle of Piada stands in Greece, at 37.6775°, 23.12944°.
When was Castle of Piada built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Piada?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,115 of 8,134 worldwide, and #133 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 Castle of Piada?
Midea (citadel), about 25 km away.
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