Ano Mera, Mykonos, Cyclades,South Aegean
Castle of Ghizi
or Palaiokastro of Mykonos
| Location: |
| On a hill at the northern exit of the village Ano Mera of Mykonos island |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| South Aegean Cyclades | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Mykonos • Ano Mera | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 140 m (Relative Height≈50 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 13th century | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Dry-Stone Fortification |
Rather Poor
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Remnants of a castle on a hill north of the village Ano Mera in Mykonos.
The main castle was atop the hill while there are medieval ruins around it including a small complex of buildings that is in relatively better condition, close to the road leading to the northern part of the island.
Most of the pictures in this page are from this part which was outside the main castle.
History
After the Fall of Constantinople in 1204, the islands of Tinos and Mykonos were given to the brothers Andrea and Ieremiah Ghizi from Venice. The Ghizi family ruled Mykonos until 1390. Then the island came officially under Ottoman rule governed by a committee of Christians.
The hill was fortified early in the Venetian period.
The castle was deserted in the Ottoman period. From the 14th until the 19th centuries the island was virtually occupied by pirates of various nationalities who using Mykonos as a base raided the rest of the Aegean.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | December 2015 | Last addition of photo/video: | April 2019 |
Sources
- Website Mykonensis - Το Φρουραρχείο των Γκύζη στο Παλαιόκαστρο Άνω Μεράς
- Information sent by Mr. Ioannis Dedes
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
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