The atlas
Castles in the Peloponnese
34 landmarks in the atlas.
All 34 in the Peloponnese
- Mycenae
Ruin · 14th century BC · #4 worldwide · #1 in Greece
Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.
- Mystras
Ruin · 13th century · #71 worldwide · #4 in Greece
Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzethras or Myzithras, is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia,…
- Tiryns
Ruin · 14th century BC · #77 worldwide · #5 in Greece
Tiryns is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to have…
- Acrocorinth
Castle · 7th century BC · #196 worldwide · #8 in Greece
Acrocorinth is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece.
- Palace of Nestor
Ruin · 13th century BC · #12 in Greece
The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy…
- Palamidi
Fortress · 18th century · #15 in Greece
Palamidi is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.
- Bourtzi
Fortress · 15th century · #18 in Greece
The water castle of Bourtzi is a Venetian castle located in the middle of the harbour of Nafplio.
- Chlemoutsi
Castle · 13th century · #31 in Greece
Chlemoutsi, also known as Clermont, is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Elis regional unit in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece,…
- Midea (citadel)
Ruin · 13th century BC · #32 in Greece
Midea or Mideia was a city of ancient Argolis. Midea was originally called Perseuspolis, and is mentioned by Pseudo-Apollodorus in connection with…
- Acronauplia
Fortress · #33 in Greece
The Acronauplia is the oldest part of the city of Nafplion in Greece. Until the thirteenth century, it was a town on its own.
- Larissa Fortress
Ruin · #34 in Greece
Larisa is the ancient and medieval acropolis of Argos, located on a high rocky hill, within the town's boundaries to the west.
- Old Navarino Castle
Castle · 13th century · #35 in Greece
The Old Navarino castle is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near Pylos, Greece.
- Methoni Castle
Castle · 13th century · #36 in Greece
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece.
- New Navarino Fortress
Fortress · #40 in Greece
The fortress of New Navarino is an Ottoman fortification near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic Bay of Pylos, on which…
- Kalamata Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #69 in Greece
The Castle of Kalamata is a ruined medieval fortress in Kalamata, the capital of Messenia in southern Greece.
- Araklovon Castle
Castle · 8th century · #71 in Greece
Araklovon, rarely known with the variant Oreoklovon and in French as Bucelet and variants thereof, was a medieval castle of the Byzantine era located…
- Palaiochora
Ruin · #77 in Greece
Paliachora, also known as Palaia Chora and Palaiochora is an abandoned Medieval settlement on Aegina, one of the islands off the coast of Attica in…
- Pontikokastro
Castle · 13th century · #78 in Greece
Pontikokastro, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, in…
- Mystras Castle
Castle · 13th century · #80 in Greece
Mystras Castle, also known as the castle of Villehardouin, is the fortress dominating the medieval town of Mystras, in Greece.
- Argyrokastro castle
Castle · #82 in Greece
Argyrokastro is a castle in the region of the Peloponnese, Greece. It is located in mountainous Arcadia, near the village of Magouliana, at an…
- Akova Castle
Castle · #87 in Greece
The Akova Castle is a medieval fortification in Gortynia, Arcadia, Greece. The medieval castle, also known as Mattegriffon, is built on top of a…
- Castle of Koroni
Castle · #88 in Greece
The Castle of Koroni was built in Byzantine times on the site where the city of ancient Asine once stood.
- Passavas Castle
Ruin · #98 in Greece
Las was a Lacedaemonian perioecic town which later belonged to the Eleutherolaconians. Las was an important port of Sparta.
- Paralio Astros Castle
Castle · 13th century · #100 in Greece
Paralio Astros Castle is a medieval castle located on the summit of the hill of Paralio Astros, 4 kilometres from Astros.
- Kalavryta Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #105 in Greece
Kalavryta Castle, also known as the castle of Oria, stands on a hill east of the town of Kalavryta, about 1.5 kilometres from the centre.
- Mouchli Castle
Castle · 13th century · #106 in Greece
Mouchli was a Byzantine town and castle in the Tegean plain in the Peloponnese in Greece.
- Mylopotamos Castle
Castle · 16th century · #108 in Greece
Mylopotamos Castle, locally known as the Castle of Kato Chora Mylopotamou, is thought to have been built at the beginning of the 16th century as a…
- Kelefa Castle
Castle · #123 in Greece
Kelefa Castle is a former Turkish fortress of the Eastern Mani, in the regional unit of Laconia, in Greece.
- Damalas Castle
Castle · 13th century · #126 in Greece
Damalas Castle is the acropolis of ancient Troezen, which was also inhabited during the Middle Ages, under Frankish rule.
- Egyptokastro
Castle · 13th century · #128 in Greece
Egyptokastro, also known as Gyftokastro, the Castle of Arla or the Castle of Fostaina, is a castle-tower that survives to this day in Achaea.
- Saflaouro Castle
Castle · 13th century · #129 in Greece
Saflaouro Castle, or the Castle of Saflaouros, also referred to as the Castle of Lantzounato, or Saflaouri, or Savlaouros, or Saflaouros, or the…
- Castle of Tartaris
Ruin · 13th century · #130 in Greece
The Castle of Tartaris, or Castle of Sopoto, is a Frankish structure of the 13th century whose ruins survive today near the village of Sopoto in the…
- Castle of Ochia
Ruin · #132 in Greece
The name Κάστρο της Οχιάς, also Oreias or Orias, is given to the ruins of a medieval castle and also of a settlement in Elis.
- Castle of Piada
Castle · 13th century · #133 in Greece
The castle of Nea Epidavros, or Castle of Piada, is a Venetian castle whose construction dates back to the 13th century.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are there in the Peloponnese?
The Castle Map atlas charts 18 castles, 4 fortresses and 12 ruins in the Peloponnese. They span from c. 1400 BC to 1714.
What is the most famous castle in the Peloponnese?
The best known is Mycenae, #4 of 9,079 worldwide.
What is the oldest castle in the Peloponnese?
Tiryns — c. 1400 BC.