Ios Palaiokastro

Palaiokastro (Greek: Παλαιόκαστρο, Greek pronunciation: [paleokaztr̥o], "old castle") is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of Ios, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings. Inside the walls there is now the small Church of Panagia Paleokastritsa.

The castle was built in 1397 by the Duke of Naxos, Francesco I Crispo, based on an older Byzantine castle that existed in the area. The structure lies on the top of a hill at an altitude of 275 m.

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Ios Palaiokastro ranks #3,354 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 87 mapped in Greece. Founded 1397, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 220 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.

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