Castles - Greece
60 documented abandoned castles have been mapped by the Urbexology community across Greece, with the highest concentration around Sami (2), Lardos (2), Kerkyra (2). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.
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- South Aegean (17)
- Peloponnese (11)
- Ionian Islands (8)
- Crete (7)
- East Macedonia and Thrace (5)
- Central Macedonia (3)
All locations
- Agriosykia Fortress (Megalo Chorio)
- Akova Castle (Langadhia)
- Akronafplia's Castle (Nafplio)
- Antikythera Castle (Kythira)
- Byzantine Settlement - Castle of Rentina (Stavros)
- Castello Rosso (Karystos)
- Castle Agioi Fanentes (Sami)
- Castle Leontariou (Megalopoli)
- Castle Speidel (Limenaria)
- Castle of Akrotiri (Emporeio)
- Castle of Anthousa (Parga)
- Castle of Antimachia (Kardamaina)
- Castle of Antiparos (Antiparos)
- Castle of Asklipeiou (Lardos)
- Castle of Chios (Chios)
- Castle of Chora of Kalymnos (Kalymnos)
- Castle of Lardos (Lardos)
- Castle of Lerna. (Frankish Castle Remains) (Nea Kios)
- Castle of Meleses. (10th.-12th.C. Byzantine Castle) (Ano Arhanes)
- Castle of Monolithos (Chalki)
- Castle of Oia (Oia)
- Castle of Potamos (Alexandroupoli)
- Castle of Pyrgos Kallistis (Mesaria)
- Castle of Zarnata (Kardamyli)
- Damouchari Castle (Zagora)
- Feraklos Castle (Archangelos)
- Fortress of Acronauplía (Nafplio)
- Gardiki Castle (Agios Matthaios)
- Glarenza Castle (Kyllini)
- Griva Castle (Lefkada)
- Kalamata's Castle (Kalamata)
- Kavala Fortress (Kavala)
- Kaviria Palace Resort - Abandoned (Myrina)
- Kelefa Castle (Gytheio)
- Knossos Palace (Skalanion)
- Malia Palace Archaeological Site (Sision)
- Minoan Palace of Phaistos (Tympaki)
- Mycenean Palace of Nestor at Pylos (Khora)
- Mykonos Castle (Mykonos)
- Nerantzia Castle (Kos)
- Old Fortress (Kerkyra)
- Old Navarino Fortress (Pylos)
- Oria Castle (Kythnos)
- Palace of Aigai (Aegae) (Vergina)
- Palace of Mycenae (Koutsopodi)
- Palace of Odysseus (Ithaki)
- Palaio Pyli Castle (Pylion)
- Patras Castle (Patra)
- Platamon Byzantine Castle (Leptokarya)
- Platania Castle (Paranesti)
- Rokkas Fortress (Kolympari)
- Ruins of Venetian Palazzo (Rethymno)
- Skaros Venetian Fortress (Fira)
- Spinalonga Fortress (Elounda)
- The Venetian Lion of the Acropolis of the Old Fortress (Kerkyra)
- Venetian Castle of Assos (Sami)
- Venetian Castle of Bohali (Zakynthos)
- castle Adriani (Kallifytos)
- castle Favierou (Galatas)
- castle Kremasti (Kremasti)
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