Greece · 14th century
Frangokastello (Greek: Φραγκοκάστελλο) is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km (7.5 miles) east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania.
Frangokastello has an extensive, sheltered and gently shelving sandy beach, which has provided the basis for a low key tourist industry in recent years. Tourist accommodation is scattered over the flat plain around the castle, but the area's relative remoteness has discouraged major development.
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Frangokastello ranks #1,065 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 134 mapped in Greece. Founded 1371, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,313 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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