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Fortifications in Greece

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Fortifications in Greece

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A view from the battlements of a stone fortress looking up a steep, rocky hill towards a larger fortification structure at the summit.

Nafplio, Peloponnese

Akronafplia Fortress

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The image shows the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, featuring its iconic Doric columns against a clear blue sky.

Sounio, Attica

Ancient Fortifications of Sounion
A stone Venetian fortress with crenellated walls, a central tower, and a prominent sculpted relief of a winged lion on the facade, situated by a harbor with a boat visible in the background.

Heraklion, Crete

Koules Fortress

Venetian fortress guarding Heraklion's old port

From €5

A view of a harbor with numerous sailboats docked on the left and a distinctive stone lighthouse situated at the end of a long breakwater on the right.

Crete, Crete

Hania Old Town

Venetian Old Town in Chania, Crete
Walls and bastions of the Palamidi Fortress on its hilltop above Nafplio

Nafplio, Peloponnese

Palamidi Fortress

18th-century Venetian fortress in Nafplio
A view through a stone archway of the entrance to the Old Port of Rhodes, featuring the Fort of Saint Peter and the lighthouse on a rocky breakwater.

Rhodes, Aegean

Old Town of Rhodes (Medieval Town)
Walls and trees of Its Kale, the inner citadel of Ioannina castle

Ioannina, Epirus

Its Kale (Ioannina Castle)

Byzantine fortress on Ioannina's lake promontory
A close-up view of a stone fortress wall featuring a large arched gateway, a central cylindrical tower with a domed roof, and smaller arched windows, set against a clear blue sky.

Rethymno, Crete

Fortezza (Rethymno)

Venetian fortress on a hill in Rethymno
Stone walls of the Venetian Kasteli in Emporio, Santorini

Santorini, Aegean

Emporio's Hidden Castle (Kasteli)

Medieval Venetian fortress in Emporia, Santorini
A view of the white-washed buildings and stone fortifications of Naxos Chora, seen through the gaps of a stone wall in the foreground.

Naxos, Aegean

Kastro (Castle) Of Old Town

Venetian pentagonal fortress in Naxia, Chora
A stone fortress wall with an arched gateway and a Greek flag flying on top, overlooking a grassy courtyard area.

Chios, Aegean

Castle of Chios (Kastro)
Neratzia Castle of the Knights seen from the sea at Kos Town harbour

Kos, Aegean

Castle of the Knights (Neratzia Castle)

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