Fortress
Kastro Gramvousas
🇬🇷 Greece · 16th century
Kastro Gramvousas (Modern Greek: Φρούριο Γραμβούσας), also known as the castle of Gramvoússa (Modern Greek: Κάστρο Γραμβούσας), is a fortress situated on the small island of Ímeri Gramvoússa, off the island of Crete, in Greece.
Machine-translated from “Forteresse de Gramvoússa” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastro Gramvousas ranks #6,982 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #93 of the 134 mapped in Greece. Founded 1584, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kastro Gramvousas?
Kastro Gramvousas stands in Greece, at 35.60915°, 23.57601°.
When was Kastro Gramvousas built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1584. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kastro Gramvousas?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,982 of 8,133 worldwide, and #93 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 Kastro Gramvousas?
Fortifications of Chania, about 41 km away.
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