Pontikokastro
Pontikokastro, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, Greece
- Also known as: “Κάστρο Μπελβεντέρε”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pheia and Agios Andreas.
Pheia
Archaeological site
Pheia or Phea was a city of ancient Elis in the Pisatis, situated upon the isthmus connecting the promontory Ichthys with the mainland. Pheia is mentioned by Homer, who places it near the Iardanus, which is apparently the mountain torrent north of Ichthys, and which flows into the sea on the northern side of the lofty mountain Skaphídi.
Agios Andreas
Beach
The beach of Agios Andreas is just outside the town center of Ierapetra in Crete. It is a sandy beach with a rocky coastline and crystal clear waters, like all beaches in Ierapetra. Also, the beach is ideal for snorkelling. Agios Andreas is situated 400 metres west of Pontikokastro.
Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
Museum
Photo: Drjwolfe, Public domain.
The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology "Kostas Kotsanas" is a private museum focused on ancient Greek technology and other cultural achievements of ancient Greece. Museum of Ancient Greek Technology is situated 2 km south of Pontikokastro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katakolo and Korakochori.
Katakolo
Village
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katakolo is a seaside village in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian.
Korakochori
Village
Korakochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka.
Leventochori
Village
Leventochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of Skourochori, 4 km northeast of Katakolo and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre. Leventochori is situated 3 km northeast of Pontikokastro.
Pontikokastro
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pyrgos, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.6643° or 37° 39′ 52″ northLongitude
21.31402° or 21° 18′ 51″ eastInception
1499Open location code
8G93M877+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8961071811OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q19826720
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Pontikokastro” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蓬提孔”
- Dutch: “Pontikokastro”
- Greek: “Ποντικόκαστρο”
- Irish: “Pontikokastro”
- Portuguese: “Ponticocastro”
- Russian: “Понтикокастро”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pontikokastro”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.