Kapetanakis tower
Kapetanakis tower is a castle in Kalamata, Messenia. Kapetanakis tower is situated nearby to the hamlet Mikri Mantineia, as well as near the village Avia.- Type: Castle
- Description: late medieval house in Western Mani, Greece
- Also known as: “Kapetanakis tower house” and “Tower of Panagiotaros”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mikri Mantineia and Avia.
Mikri Mantineia
Hamlet
Mikri Mantineia is a seaside village in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. It is situated at 20 m above sea level, on the northeastern shore of the Gulf of Messenia.
Avia
Village
Photo: TB5050, Public domain.
Avia is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Mani, of which it is a municipal unit.
Megali Mantineia
Village
Megali Mantineia is a mountain settlement in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. It sits at 200m above sea level, 2 km southeast of Avia, 3 km south of Mikri Mantineia and 10 km southeast of Kalamata. Megali Mantineia is situated 3 km south of Kapetanakis tower.
Kapetanakis tower
- Categories: Tower House, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.98063° or 36° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
22.15178° or 22° 9′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G84X5J2+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 8955163145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q112152549
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Kapetanakis tower” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Καπετανάκη”
- Greek: “Πύργος Παναγιώταρου”
- Turkish: “Kapetanakis Kule Evi”
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