Kampos, Dytiki Mani, Messenia,Peloponnese
Koumoundouros tower
or Castle of Garbelia
| Location: |
| On a slope between the villages Kampos and Stavropigi in Messinia, Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Messenia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Dytiki Mani • Kampos | |
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Elevation ≈ 290 m (Relative Height≈10 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 1830 | MODERN GREEK  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower House |
Not Good
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A ruined two-storey tower which belonged to the Maniote family of Koumoundouros.
Koumoundouros clan ruled the region since the 1760s. Panayiotis Koumoundouros or Koumoundourakis became bey of Mani between 1798 and 1803. The most prominent member of the family was Alexandros Koumoundouros (1815-1883) who served as Prime Minister of Greece ten times.
The tower was built after 1830. Perhaps it replaced an older building at the same position, but most probably, the seat of the Koumoundouros lords earlier was the nearby castle of Zarnata.
Very close to the tower is the Mycenaean tomb of Machaon who was a doctor who died in the Trojan war and supposedly buried there by Nestor of Pylos.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | September 2016 |
Sources
- Website terrabook - Tower of Koumoundouros
- Photographs from Panoramio, user Burgenfuzzi
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |