Greece · 13th century
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece. The castle of Methoni occupies the whole area of the cape and the southwestern coast to the small islet that has also been fortified with an octagonal tower and is protected by the sea on its three sides. Its north part, the one that looks to land, is covered by a heavily fortified acropolis. A deep moat separates the castle from the land and communication was achieved by a wooden bridge. The Venetians built on the ancient battlements and added on and repaired it during both periods that they occupied the castle.
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Methoni Castle ranks #1,928 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded 1209, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,190 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kalamata, 44 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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