Molaoi, Monemvasia, Laconia,Peloponnese
Paliopyrgos of Molaoi
or (Old Tower of Molaoi)
| Location: |
| Molaoi, Laconia, SE Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Laconia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Monemvasia • Molaoi | |
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Elevation ≈ 260 m (Relative Height≈50 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| beginning 15th cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
Not Good
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A small castle and settlement. The settlement was founded around the 13th century.
The fortification was built probably in the beginning of the 15th century or a little earlier. It is one of the few castles that were built by the rulers of the Despotate of Mystras (another one was the castle of Zarafona ).
The name “Molaoi” dirives from Myloi (meaning “mills” from the watermills in the area) and it is documented for the first time in 1445 in an argyrovoulo of the Despot Theodoros Paleologos.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | November 2012 | Last addition of photo/video: | November 2021 |
Sources
- Photos 1, 7, 8, 9 by Apostolos Laggis, August 2020
- Video by the user G Traveller (2021) Παλιόπυργος Μολάων | Paliopyrgos of Molaoi
(origin also of the photos 2, 3, 5, 6)
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| The entrance is free. |