Arachtos mouth, Arta, Epirus
Fidokastro
or (Snake Castle)
| Location: |
| At the delta of Arachthos river in Ambracian Gulf, at the east side of Logarou lagoon, south of Arta in Epirus |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Epirus Arta | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Arta • Arachtos mouth | |
| Altitude: | |
| Zero Altitude |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| probably 9th century | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle Ruins |
In Ruins
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Remains of a Byzantine castle near the mouth of Arachthos river in the Ambracian Gulf at the eastern bank of Logarou lagoon and at the location of the ancient fortified port Anbrakos.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | March 2016 |
Sources
- Wikipedia article - Άμβρακος (Greek only)
- Κασελούρης Λάμπρος, Ιστορικά και λαογραφικά της Άρτας, 1980, Αθήνα, σ.230-232.
- Χ.Μ Κοντοχρήστος, Περιοδικό Σκουφάς, τεύχος 14, σ.156-157.
- Σεραφείμ Ξενόπουλος ο Βυζάντιος, Δοκίμιον Ιστορικόν περί Άρτης και Πρεβέζης, εκδ.1884.
- Photos by ΜΠΑΜΠΗΣ ΞΥΛΟΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ - Έργο αυτού που το ανεβάζει, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43720745
- Photos by Xybab - Έργο αυτού που το ανεβάζει, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43719284
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