Ermioni, Ermionida, Argolis,Peloponnese
Castle of Ermioni
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remains of medieval seaside wall
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remains of medieval west wall
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wall remains inside the town
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part of the medieval west wall next to Agios Nikolaos
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seaside medieval wall of the north side
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the foundation of an ancient tower
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remains of the ancient wall with signs of newer repairs
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the 18th century mill of Mitsas at the eastern side
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remains of a medieval tower at the SW side
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remains of a medieval tower at the SW side
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remains of a medieval tower at the SW side
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aerial view of the peninsula of the castle
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| Location: |
| Ermioni, Argolis, at eastern Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Argolis | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Ermionida • Ermioni | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 20 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| various periods | ANCIENT  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Ancient City |
In Ruins
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A ancient city on the peninsula Bisti that remained in use through the Byzantine and Venetian periods.
The city was protected by walls that were cyclopean at the southern side and medieval ones at the northern and western side of Bitsi.
Only a few traces of the fortification remain today, as it was destroyed by locals (for house building in Ermioni and Hydra) and foreigners (searching for ancient findings).
History
| First entry in Kastrologos: | June 2016 | Last update of info and text: | March 2025 | Last addition of photo/video: | March 2025 |
Sources
- Information by Mr. Vasileios Gatsos
- Ιωάννης Ε. Πέππας, «Μεσαιωνικές σελίδες της Αργολίδος, Αρκαδίας, Κορινθίας, Αττικής», Αθήνα 1990
- Ιωάννης Θ. Σφηκόπουλος, «Τα Μεσαιωνικά κάστρα του Μορηά», Αθήνα,1968, σελ. 111-112
- Antoine Bon, La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe (1205-1430), Editions de Boccard, Paris, 1969, vol I, pp. 233, 489, 496.
- Ησαΐας Α. Ι., «Ιστορικές σελίδες του δήμου Ερμιόνης και των δημοτικών διαμερισμάτων Ηλιοκάστρου και Θερμησίας. Κοινωνική, πολιτική και εκκλησιαστική πορεία στο πέρασμα των αιώνων με τοπογραφικά στοιχεία», Αθήνα 2005, σελ. 112-115.
- Φωτογραφίες 1, 2, 6-14 έστειλε ο Δημήτριος Περσέας Λουκίσσας και πληροφορίες από το βιβλίο του «ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΑΣ-ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑΣ ΠΕΡΙΗΓΗΣΙΣ - Ένα σύγχρονο οδοιπορικό στη γη των Μύθων και της Ιστορίας», Τόμος Δ’, Ανοιχτή Πόλη, Αθήνα 2024, σελ. 23-34
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