Kaltezes, Tripoli, Arcadia,Peloponnese
Paleochora of Kaltezes
or Paleochora of Arcadia
| Location: |
| Near the monastery of Kaltezes, 30 km south of Tripolis in the center of Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Arcadia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Tripoli • Kaltezes | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 540 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Middle Byzantine period | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
In Ruins
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A byzantine castle-city 30km south of Tripoli.
The castle is 1 km from the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos of Kaltezes. There is a dirt road from the monastery to the castle which at the end becomes a rough and difficult-to-spot mountain path.
The settlement used to have a population of around 2000. There are signs that it was inhabited since antiquity but there are no signs of activity in the late Byzantiine-period and later.
One can see ruins of the walls and several buildings, mostly churches. At the top there is a tower and a water tank.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | June 2014 |
Sources
- Website exploring-greece - Paleochora
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| ? |
| Entrance: |
| Free access but it is very difficult to enter and walk around because of the rough terrain |