Tower of Pyrgos
Tower of Pyrgos is a castle in Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece. Tower of Pyrgos is situated nearby to the town Orchomenos.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyrgos and Orchomenos.
Pyrgos
Hamlet
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyrgos is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa. It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill.
Orchomenos
Town
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchomenos is a town, which is situated 5 km southwest of Tower of Pyrgos.
Kyrtoni
Village
Kyrtoni is a village in the southeastern part of Phthiotis, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Lokroi since 2010. It was an independent commune between the 1820s and 1907, and was part the municipality of Atalanti between 1907 and 2010. Kyrtoni is situated 8 km north of Tower of Pyrgos.
Tower of Pyrgos
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.51311° or 38° 30′ 47″ northLongitude
23.03525° or 23° 2′ 7″ eastInception
1415Open location code
8GC5G27P+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 8915580600OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Tower of Pyrgos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Πύργου”
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