Avlonai, Kymi-Aliveri, Euboea,Central Greece
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the castle hilll from west
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| Location: |
| SW of mount Oktonia, halfway between Avlonari-Achladeri, Evia island |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Greece Euboea | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Kymi-Aliveri • Avlonai | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 350 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Middle -Byzantine period | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
In Ruins
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A castle on a rocky hill, halfway between Avlonari and Oktonia in central-eastern part of the island of Evia. It was a Byzantine castle that was used also by the Franks after 1205. It was abandoned after the capture of the island by the Ottomans in 1470.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | October 2013 | Last addition of photo/video: | October 2016 |
Sources
- Photographs: Vasilis Tsomakaskoumiotis.blogspot.gr
- Θεόδωρος Σκούρας, «Οχυρώσεις στην Εύβοια (Μερικές λύσεις στα τοπογραφικά τους προβλήματα)»- ΑΕΜ – Τόμος Κ’ – 1975, σελ. 330
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Difficult to go to the castle. It will take a long and arduous trek from Avlonari |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |