Fiskardo, Sami, Cephalonia,Ionian islands
Basilica of Fiscardo
| Location: |
| On a low hill above the northeastern side of the port of Fiscardo in Kafalonia. |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Ionian islands Cephalonia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Sami • Fiskardo | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 25 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Unknown | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Fortified Church |
In Ruins
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This is not exactly a castle but a complex consisted of one church (basilica) and two towers. All in ruins.
The time of construction is not known exactly. It is certain that it was used as a defensive position by the Venetians, who probably built the two towers. The church is much older, from the early-christian period.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | September 2014 |
Sources
- Π. Λ. ΒΟΚΟΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 24-Β2 (1969), σελ.288-289
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| - |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |
| Other castles around |
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| Assos Fortress |
| Vardiola of Atheras |
| Monastery of Agioi Fanentes |
| Bastion of Loutsa |
| Kasteli of Paliki |