Rio Castle
Rio Castle is a castle in Patras, Achaea, West Greece. Rio Castle is situated nearby to the castle Venetian Fortress of Rio, as well as near the scenic viewpoint View to Charilaos Trikoupis bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Venetian Fortress of Rio and Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’.
Venetian Fortress of Rio
Castle
Photo: Plenz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio Castle, historically known as the Castle of the Morea in opposition to its counterpart, the Castle of Rumelia at Antirrio, is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf.
Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’
Bridge
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio–Antirrio Bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’ is situated 1¼ km northwest of Rio Castle.
Rio
Railway station
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rio railway station is a railway station in Rio, a town in the suburbs of Patras in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece. The station is located just outside the centre of the city, on Piraeus–Patras line and Patras–Kyparissia line and is served by both Proastiakos Patras Services. Rio is situated 1½ km south of Rio Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aktaio and Kastelocampos.
Kastelocampos
Quarter
Kastellokampos is a neighbourhood of the city of Patras, Achaea, Greece. It has been part of the municipality of Patras since 1879. It is situated on the Gulf of Patras coast, 6 km north of the city centre of Patras and 1.5 km southwest of Rio. Kastelocampos is situated 2½ km southwest of Rio Castle.
Antirrio
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antirrio is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. Antirrio is situated 2½ km northwest of Rio Castle.
Rio Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Καστέλι του Μοριά”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Patras, Achaea, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.31168° or 38° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
21.78134° or 21° 46′ 53″ eastInception
1499Open location code
8GC38Q6J+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8897303092OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Rio Castle” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κάστρο Ρίου”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include View to Charilaos Trikoupis bridge and Rio cement works (Heracles).
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