Varypetro, Chania, Crete
Castle of Varypetro
or Castelos of Agia Kyriaki
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Northwestern tower of the main walls
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Detail of the construction of the curtain walls
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The walls of the north side from inside
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Tower of the southern walls
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Remains of a watertank
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West side of the acropolis from the north
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The inner curtain wall
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the south wall of Varypetro
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| Location: |
| On a hill above the monastery of Agia Kyriaki, east of Varypetro, south of Chania in Crete |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Crete Chania | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Chania • Varypetro | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 275 m (Relative Height≈190 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 10th century | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
In Ruins
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A large Byzantine castle 6.7 km south of Chania, on a hill above the monastery of Agia Kyriaki east of the modern village Varypetro.
It was an ancient castle that was used also by the Romans and the Byzantines. It was in use from the classical period until the first decades of the Venetian occupation. It obtained its final form in the 10th century after the recapture of Crete by the Byzantine general Nicephoros Fokas.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | March 2015 |
Sources
- Nikos M.Gigourtakis , Monograph in the History Department of the University of Crete, “Byzantine fortifications in Crete in the 2nd Byzantine period (961-1204)”, Rethymno 2004
- Photos Ι. Ledakis from the website Πολίτης των Χανίων - Οι σκανδαλώδεις παρανομίες της Ι.Μ. Χρυσοπηγής στον Κάστελλο Βαρυπέτρου
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| Approach to the monument: |
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| Entrance: |
| Free but rather difficult access |