Platamon Castle

The Platamon Castle (Greek: Κάστρο του Πλαταμώνα), an important part of the history of Pieria, is a Crusader castle (built between 1204 and 1222) in Macedonia, Greece and is located southeast of Mount Olympus, in a strategic position which controls the exit of the Tempe valley, through which passes the main road connecting Macedonia with Thessaly and southern Greece. The tower (donjon), which overlooks the highway, is an imposing medieval fortress.

Important discoveries are the board of Hellenistic wall, that confirm the suggestion that on this position was the ancient Greek city Herakleion and the gate in the wall of the donjon. The core of the city Herakleion remains to be found, but it is posited that it is located on the northwest side of the castle's hill due to shells and coins found during recent excavations.

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Platamon Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,246位（全3,734件中）、ギリシャの87件では18位にランクされています。1204年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の79%より古い城です（13世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の397件のひとつ）。ギリシャが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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