Fortress of Petropigi
Fortress of Petropigi is a castle in Nestos, Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace. Fortress of Petropigi is situated nearby to the village Zarkadia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Pistyros.
Ancient Pistyros
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pistyrus or Pistyros, or Pistirus or Pistiros, or Bistirus or Bistiros, also known as Pisteira, was an ancient Greek polis on the coast of Edonis, in ancient Thrace. Ancient Pistyros is situated 1½ km southwest of Fortress of Petropigi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petropigi and Zarkadia.
Zarkadia
Village
Zarkadia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Chrysoupoli in the Kavala regional unit, Greece. The community consists of the villages Zarkadia and Ekali. The community had a population of 596 during the 2021 census. Zarkadia is situated 5 km northeast of Fortress of Petropigi.
Nestos
Photo: Piraeus77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park of Nestos Delta and lakes Vistonida-Ismarida is in East Macedonia in northern Greece.
Fortress of Petropigi
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nestos, Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.97724° or 40° 58′ 38″ northLongitude
24.60872° or 24° 36′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8GG6XJG5+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8882321324OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Fortress of Petropigi” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Φρούριο Πετροπηγής”
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