Pythion Castle
Pythion Castle is a castle in Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Pythion Castle is situated nearby to Pythio Castle, as well as near the railway stop Pythio Stop.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pythio Castle and Pythio railway station.
Pythio railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pythion railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Pythion in Evros in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is at the junction where the railway to Ormenio and Bulgaria branches off the main line from Thessaloniki to Istanbul through Alexandroupolis and Uzunköprü. Pythio railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Pythion Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pythion and Rigio.
Pythion
Photo: George Vougiouklis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pythion is a small border village in Western Thrace, Greece, a few kilometers north of the city of Alexandroupolis and the Kipi - Ipsala border crossing between Greece and Turkey.
Rigio
Village
Rigio is a village in the eastern part of Didymoteicho municipality, Evros regional unit, Greece. It is 13 km east of the centre of Didymoteicho, on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Turkey.
Sığırcılı
Village
Sığırcılı is a village in the Uzunköprü District of Edirne Province in Turkey. Its population is 205. Sığırcılı is situated 3½ km northeast of Pythion Castle.
Pythion Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Εμπύθιον”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.38403° or 41° 23′ 3″ northLongitude
26.61162° or 26° 36′ 42″ eastInception
1330Open location code
8GH89JM6+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8881973755OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Pythion Castle” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κάστρο Πυθίου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pythio Stop and Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου.
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