Atalanti, Lokroi, Phthiotis,Central Greece
Palaiopyrgos of Atalanti
| Location: |
| On a wooded hill above and south of the town Atalanti of Central Greece |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Greece Phthiotis | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Lokroi • Atalanti | |
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Elevation ≈ 225 m (Relative Height≈100 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| probably 14th cent, | FRANKISH  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Ruined Tower |
In Ruins
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Ruins of a Frankish (probably) tower on a hill south of Atalanti in Central Greece with excellent view of the surrounding area, up to the sea.
Structure, Fortification & Buildings
Palaiopyrgos of Atalanti is located at the top of the hill, south of Atalanti. Its condition is now in ruins. Only the north side remains at its original length, with 8.10 meters in length, 2.70 meters in height, 1.65 meters in thickness, while minimal extensions of the east (3.70 meters in length) and west sides have been saved.
Rich plaster has been added to assemble local black stones with ceramic elements. The cobblestones seem to have undergone some chipping (semi-finished).
The masonry of Paliopyrgos is similar to the other tower in Atalanti , on Nikotsara Street.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | March 2022 |
Sources
- Άννα Γιαλούρη, Οι φραγκικοί πύργοι της Φθιώτιδας, Πρακτικά τον 3ου Συνεδρίου Φθιωτικής Ιστορίας (Λαμία, 4-6 Νοεμβρίου 2005) σελ.432-433
- Presentation and photographs by Ioannis Dedes (March 2022)
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Turn left on the uphill road before the Atalanti Health Center and in a few hundred meters we are in the church of Agios Seraphim. A dirt road starts above the church. At 400 meters then begins a path to the top of the hill with the tower. |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |