Mandraki, Sintiki, Serres,Central Macedonia
Castle of Mandraki at Kerkini
| Location: |
| Mandraki,on the northern shore of Kerkini lake in Central Macedonia |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Macedonia Serres | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Sintiki • Mandraki | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 140 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| perhaps 14th cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Fortress |
In Ruins
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Mandraki is a village at the northern side of Lake Kerkini. The castle is most probably from the Late-Byzantine period, although there is evidence that an ancient town was at this location (Sindia). The remaining wall today is part of the fence of the cemetery of the village.
The village otherwise is worth visiting being one of the ports of lake Kerkini, one of the most important wetlands in Europe.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | December 2012 |
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| The castle (a remaining wall) is near the ring road of Lake Kerkini, at the east side of the village Mandraki. |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |
| Other castles around |
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| Castle of Makrynitsa |
| Tower of Roupel |
| Castle of Thermopigi |