Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress
Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress is a ruin in West Central Greece, West Greece. Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress is situated nearby to Castle of Santa Maura, as well as near the village Fryni.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Santa Maura and Archaeological Museum of Lefkada.
Castle of Santa Maura
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Castle of Santa Maura is a fortress on the northeastern tip of the Greek island of Lefkada. The castle began as a small fortification in c. 1300 to control access to the island, before it was expanded to become a walled town and the island's capital by the early 15th century.
Archaeological Museum of Lefkada
Museum
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Lefkada is situated 2 km southwest of Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress.
Ieros Naos Agiou Spyridonas
Church
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ieros Naos Agiou Spyridonas is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lefkada and Fryni.
Lefkada
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lefkada town is the capital of the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea. It is in the north of the island at its closest point to the coast of mainland Greece.
Fryni
Village
Photo: Magrolino, Public domain.
Fryni is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress.
Spanochori
Village
Spanochori is a small village on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. According to the 2021 census, Spanochori had a population of 124. Until 2011 it was part of the municipal unit Sfakiotes, which has become defunct. Spanochori is situated 8 km southwest of Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress.
Santa Maura Mediaeval Fortress
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.84461° or 38° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
20.72066° or 20° 43′ 14″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8GC2RPVC+R7GeoNames ID
11837801
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