Kalyvia, Thasos, Kavala,East Macedonia & Thrace
Castle of Kalyvia
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Southeast gate
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An engraved marble fragment in the s outheast gate
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Southeast gate
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Remains of the north gate
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Remains of the east wall
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Remains of the east wall
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Remains of the east wall (inner side)
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Remains of the west wall (with a view to the sea at the south)
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Cistern
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Stone piles from unknown building(s) in the interior
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The hill of the castle ftom the south
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| Location: |
| On Melissa hill, 1300m north of the village Kalyvia in Thasos island |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| East Macedonia & Thrace Kavala | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Thasos • Kalyvia | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 150 m (Relative Height≈80 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| probably 13rd/14th cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle Ruins |
In Ruins
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Few ruins of a medieval castle at the place called "Melissa" or "Paliokastro", on a low rise in the Maria valley in Thassos, north of the village of Kalyvia (which is, in fact, a suburb of Limenaria).
| First entry in Kastrologos: | October 2023 |
Sources
- Research, presentation and photos by Sakis Amfitreidis and his blog ΑΜΦΙΤΡΕΙΔΗΣ (August 2023)
- Σταυρούλα Δαδάκη, Μέλισσα-Παλιόκαστρο, ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 47/Β2 (1992), σελ.510.
- Σταυρούλα Δαδάκη - Cristophe Giros, Αρχαιολογικός Χάρτης Θάσου-ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΟΙ ΧΡΟΝΟΙ, Αρχαιολογικό Έργο Μακεδονίας Θράκης (ΑΕΜΘ), τεύχος 5 (1991), σελ. 387-388.
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ. τεύχος 45/Β2 (1990), σελ. 393.
- Αυγουστίδης Γεώργιος, ΑΓΙΟΣ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΣ ΚΑΣΤΡΟΥ (2015), σελίδες: 12-15.
- Σαπφώ Παν. Αγγελούδη Ζαρκάδα, Διδακτορική διατριβή: Η αρχιτεκτονική των μεταβυζαντινών εκκλησιών της Θάσου-Ιστορική, κοινωνική και κατασκευαστική προσέγγιση, Καβάλα 2011, σελίδα 53.
- Ιστοσελίδα Πολιτιστικός σύλλογος Λιμεναρίων “Το Κάστρο”, Μέλισσα.
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| Access |
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
| Other castles around |
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| Tower of Glyfoneri |
| Castle of Kallirachi |
| Castle of Kastro of Thasos |
| Acropolis of Thasos |
| Castle of Theologos |