Kastropolitia fortress on Skyros reopens
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Featured
The Kastropolitia archaeological site, essentially the fortress rising above the main town (Chora) on the central Aegean island of Skyros, opened to the public this week after 18 years, when it was closed in the wake of an earthquake.
Efforts to improve slope stability were recently completed.
The fortress overlooking a harbor was the main settlement on the island during late antiquity and the Middle Ages, with the ancient Athenians first fortifying the steep hill during the Classical era.
The Orthodox church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary was built within the fortress in 895 AD.
Tagged under
Related items
-
Traffic Police raids the home of a social media star - Motorcycle seized
-
Parliament "adopts" 9-year-old child of the unfortunate coast guard officer who lost his life in Astros
-
Oscars 2026: Four nominations for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia
-
Mitsotakis’ delicate balancing act after the crisis of trust in Euro-American relations
-
Professor, advocate of the return to the drachma, declares for Karystianou's future party: I will have the role of economic advisor
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- Traffic Police raids the home of a social media star - Motorcycle seized
- Parliament "adopts" 9-year-old child of the unfortunate coast guard officer who lost his life in Astros
- Oscars 2026: Four nominations for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia
- Mitsotakis’ delicate balancing act after the crisis of trust in Euro-American relations
- Professor, advocate of the return to the drachma, declares for Karystianou's future party: I will have the role of economic advisor
