Aetorrachi, Gortynia, Arcadia,Peloponnese
Cave-fort of Giannakouli
| Location: |
| In a cave in the gorge of Goura, between the villages Aetorrachi and Kokkinorachi of Agortynia in Arcadia |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Arcadia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Gortynia • Aetorrachi | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 460 m (Relative Height≈15 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| around 18th cent. | MODERN GREEK  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Cave Fort |
Not Good
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A cave with a fortified tower built in its interior. It is in a difficult to approach location in the gorge of Gouras between the villages Aetorrachi, Kokkinorachi and Lyssarea in Arcadia.
According to the local tradition the cave was the lair of the warlord Giannakoulis. It is not known exactly who Giannakoulis was, but he was most probably one of the kleftes of Peloponnese in the period before the Greek War of Independence. The tower was constructe -most probably, again- in the 18th century.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | August 2019 |
Sources
- Βασίλης Τουντόπουλος, Σπήλαιο-Πύργος Γιαννακούλη (7 πατώματα) στη Λυσσαρέα Γορτυνίας (εξερεύνηση σπηλαίου από 5μελή ομάδα του Σπηλαιολογικού Συλλόγου ΣΠ.ΕΛ.Ε.Ο στις 2-3/5/2009) online here
- Άρθρο στην Εφημερίδα της Λυσσαρέας – Το Τριγριλιδι - Αποστολή στο Σπήλαιο Πύργος «Γιαννακούλη», issue 16, May 2009
- Website Σέρβου - Φαράγγι της Γκούρας: Το Σπήλαιο/Πύργος «του Γιαννακούλη» (7 πατώματα), 21 September 2010
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Better accessed from village Aetorrachi. See the Tountopoulos report for full details (see sources) |
| Entrance: |
| The access is free but the path is hard to find and probably dangerous. |
| Similar |
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| Cave-fort of Tourkopanagis |