Greece · 5th century BC
Nafpaktos castle is a fortification in Nafpaktos, in the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. Nafpaktos had already been fortified in the 5th century BC and the fortifications were rebuilt in Byzantine and post-Byzantine times. The castle is built on a hillside and consists of five fortified enclosures which survive up to the level of the battlements. At its highest point lies the acropolis, while at its lowest it encloses the harbour of Nafpaktos.
Machine-translated from “Κάστρο Ναυπάκτου” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nafpaktos castle ranks #7,099 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #84 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 450 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 11 atlas entries founded in the 5th century BC. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Patras, 18 km away. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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