Assos Castle

The Assos Castle is a Venetian fortification on island in western . Together with St George's Castle, the castle of Assos is a fine example of military architecture of the island of Kefalonia—British general Charles James Napier described it as 'stronger than '—and one of its main tourist attractions.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Greece
  • Also known as: “Assos castle, Cephallonia”, “Assos Fortress”, “Froúrion”, “Froúrion Ássos”, “Kastro Assou”, and “Kástron Ássos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asos and Kothreas.

Village
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is a village on the west coast of the island of , and is located 36km north of . It is part of the municipal unit Erisos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Assos Castle.

Village
is a village in the Erisos region in north Kefalonia, a western Greek island. The village of Fiscardo is to the north 8 km away and to the south is 10 km with a few more km south. is situated 4 km northeast of Assos Castle.

Assos Castle

Latitude
38.38199° or 38° 22′ 55″ north
Longitude
20.53307° or 20° 31′ 59″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Inception
1596
Open location code
8GC29GJM+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9947354291
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
262205
Wiki­data ID
Q25069728
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Assos Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Асос”
  • Cebuano: “Kástro Ássou”
  • Chinese: “阿索斯城堡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة اسوس”
  • French: “forteresse d’Assos”
  • French: “Forteresse d’Assos”
  • Greek: “Kástro Ássou”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Άσσου”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Άσσου Κεφαλονιάς”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Άσσου”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Άσου”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Άσσου”
  • Italian: “Castello di Assos”
  • Russian: “Асос”
  • Swedish: “Kástro Ássou”
  • Turkish: “Assos Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ассос”
  • Ukrainian: “Ассу”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Ассос”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Ассос”

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