Greece · 13th century
The Castle of Kalamata (Greek: Κάστρο της Καλαμάτας) is a ruined medieval fortress in Kalamata, the capital of Messenia in southern Greece. The present structure dates to the 13th century, being built by the Crusaders who founded the Principality of Achaea. It replaced (while incorporating some parts) an earlier Byzantine castle, that was in turn built on the site of the acropolis of ancient Pharae. The castle was largely razed in 1685, after being captured by the Venetians.
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Kalamata Castle ranks #5,055 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,420 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kalamata, 1 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.
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