Methoni Castle
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece. The castle of Methoni occupies the whole area of the cape and the southwestern coast to the small islet that has also been fortified with an octagonal tower and is protected by the sea on its three sides.Photo: Ioannis Houvardas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval fortification in Messenia, Greece
- Also known as: “Methoni castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bourtzi and De viridarios Beatae Mariae abbey.
Bourtzi
Castle
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Bourtzi is a castle, which is situated 580 metres south of Methoni Castle.
De viridarios Beatae Mariae abbey
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De viridarios Beatae Mariae abbey is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Methoni Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Methoni and Varakes.
Methoni
Town
Methoni, formerly Methone or Modon, is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.
Varakes
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varakes is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Methoni Castle.
Evangelismos
Village
Evangelismos is a town near the southern coast of Messenia, Greece. It is located 10 km southeast of Pylos and 5 km east of Methoni. The town is the main settlement in Evangelismos Community which itself is part of the Methoni municipal unit within the Pylos-Nestor municipality. Evangelismos is situated 6 km east of Methoni Castle.
Methoni Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Methoni Castle” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Methónin linna”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Μεθώνης”
- Greek: “Κάστρο της Μεθώνης”
- Italian: “castello di Modone”
- Russian: “Крепость Модон”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Methoni”
- Tatar: “Модон кальгасы”
- Turkish: “Modon Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Метоні”
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