Rio, Patra, Achaea,West Greece
Rio Castle
or Casteli tou Moria
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Outside the moat
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The moat
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The tower at the gate
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The tower at the gate
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Shells (pinna) in the sea water of the moat
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Cernelation
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The moat from the wall
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Chapel of Zoodochos Pigi in inner yard
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Main building
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The side near the bridge
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Inner yard
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The new bridge and the old wall
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old aerial photo
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Rio and Antirio in a Coronelli drawing – 1688
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| Location: |
| Rion, Achaea, NW Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| West Greece Achaea | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Patra • Rio | |
| Altitude: | |
| Zero Altitude |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 1499 | OTTOMAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Coastal Fortress |
Relatively Good
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A fortification which was built by the Sultan Vayazit II to protect the sea passage from the Ionian sea to the gulf of Corinth. The passage was known as the "little Dardanelles".
History
In 1499 the first fortification of the pass was made by Bayazid II, smaller in area and with a double circuit and moat. In 1532 it was taken by the Spaniards and Andrea Doria, and retaken by the Turks. In 1603 the Knights of Malta wrought significant destruction. In 1687 it was taken by Morosini. Drastic repairs were made and it received the form it has today: new towers - bastions, strengthened ramparts. The fortress was siezed by the Turks in 1715, and in 1828, after a siege, the Turks surrendered it to General Maison.
It was repaired and handed over to the Greeks. The Fortress (castro) was used as a prison for a considerable time. During World War II the Germans established themselves there.
No excavations have been carried out in the area of the Fortress.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | August 2012 | Last addition of photo/video: | April 2024 |
Sources
- http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh251.jsp?obj_id=1610&era=3&group=3
- Βαρβιτσιώτης, Ιωάννης Άρθρο στο "ΒΗΜΑ", 27/06/2004, «Ρίο - Αντίρριο»
- Video by the user Kostas Gertzos ΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΟ ΨΗΛΑ (October 2021)
- Photos 3, 4, 17, 18 Harry Lolas (April 2024)
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| It is at the port of Rio, very close to the NT Patra-Athens (exit Rio) and under the bridge of Rio-Antirrio (this one is impossible to miss). |
| Entrance: |
| Ticket entrance. Limited hours. |
