Castle
Paralio Astros Castle
🇬🇷 Greece · 13th century
Paralio Astros Castle is a medieval castle located on the summit of the hill of Paralio Astros, 4 kilometres from Astros.
The castle grounds are open and can be visited throughout the year, and the visitor can admire the view towards the Argolic Gulf, Nafplio and the plain of Astros.
Machine-translated from “Κάστρο Παραλίου Άστρους” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paralio Astros Castle ranks #7,446 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #100 of the 134 mapped in Greece. Founded 1256, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kalamata, 72 km away. It is one of the 35 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Paralio Astros Castle?
Paralio Astros Castle stands in Greece, at 37.41838°, 22.76702°.
When was Paralio Astros Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1256. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Paralio Astros Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,446 of 8,134 worldwide, and #100 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 Paralio Astros Castle?
Palamidi, about 16 km away.
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