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.
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (300 feet)
  • …dates from 1596
  • Description: castle in Greece
  • Also known as
    “Assos castle, Cephallonia”
    “Assos Fortress”
    “Froúrion”
    “Froúrion Ássos”
    “Kastro Assou”
    “Kástron Ássos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asos and Kothreas.
is a village on the west coast of the island…
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. is situated 4 km northeast of Assos Castle.
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Latitude
38.38199° or 38° 22′ 55″ north
Longitude
20.53307° or 20° 31′ 59″ east
Open location code
8GC29GJM+Q6
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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”
  • 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”
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