The need to protect themselves and their families, led the Greek people of the Byzantine era to construct forts and castles in order to withstand any enemy invasion that might occur.
The possibility of danger resulted in the construction of great and impressive buildings, such as the Castles of Koroni and Methoni located in the Greek regional unit of Messinia, the Bourtzi fort which is located in the harbour of Nafplio city in the Argolis regional unit and the Palamidi which is located on top of a mountain over the city of Nafplio.
Other castles worth mentioning are the castle of Monemvasia in the regional unit of Laconia and the castle of Mystras located in the same regional unit. There are many great structures in the Peloponnese, we just mentioned a few of them. To find out more about the above and to discover many more castles and forts of the Peloponnese, there is only one way ! Travel to Greece ! Then proceed to the southern part of Greece to the glorious and renowned through the centuries Peloponnese peninsula.
This mythical land, will not only offer you the holidays of your life, but will also let you witness the greatness of the past centuries, the warmth of the smile and the welcoming of Greek people and the night life of modern Peloponnese. There are many different and interesting things to do. Many experiences to gain. Many activities such as water sports, hiking, cycling, sailing and kayaking to entertain yourselves, but let's focus at the historical part of this article. Have a look at the castles/forts mentioned above:
The possibility of danger resulted in the construction of great and impressive buildings, such as the Castles of Koroni and Methoni located in the Greek regional unit of Messinia, the Bourtzi fort which is located in the harbour of Nafplio city in the Argolis regional unit and the Palamidi which is located on top of a mountain over the city of Nafplio.
Other castles worth mentioning are the castle of Monemvasia in the regional unit of Laconia and the castle of Mystras located in the same regional unit. There are many great structures in the Peloponnese, we just mentioned a few of them. To find out more about the above and to discover many more castles and forts of the Peloponnese, there is only one way ! Travel to Greece ! Then proceed to the southern part of Greece to the glorious and renowned through the centuries Peloponnese peninsula.
This mythical land, will not only offer you the holidays of your life, but will also let you witness the greatness of the past centuries, the warmth of the smile and the welcoming of Greek people and the night life of modern Peloponnese. There are many different and interesting things to do. Many experiences to gain. Many activities such as water sports, hiking, cycling, sailing and kayaking to entertain yourselves, but let's focus at the historical part of this article. Have a look at the castles/forts mentioned above:
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