Palia Monemvasia, Monemvasia, Laconia,Peloponnese
Tower of Palia Monemvasia
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photo Yiannis Markoudakis
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photo Apostolos Laggis
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photo Yiannis Markoudakis
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| Location: |
| In Palia Monemvasia in eastern Laconia, at the cape north of the fortress-city of Monemvasia |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Laconia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Monemvasia • Palia Monemvasia | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 35 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| perhaps 16th or 17th cent | Post-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Rather Poor
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A big square tower on the rocks of the first cape to the north of Monemvasia.
The name of the cape and of the little settlement nearby is “Palia Monemvasia.”
We do not know more about this buiding. It is reasonable to assume it was part of the defensive system of the magnificent fortress-state of Monemvasia.
Most fortifications in that part of Laconia belong to the Paleologian period (14th or 15th cent.) but this one looks newer. It could have been a construction of the second Venetian occupation of Moreas (1690-1715). But this is just a hypothesis.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | April 2017 | Last addition of photo/video: | November 2021 |
Sources
- Information sent by Mr. Ioannis Dedes
- Photos 6,7,8,17 by Yiannis Markoudakis
- Photos 1,2,3,10-16 Apostolos Laggis 2020
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