Argyrokastro

Argyrokastro is a castle in the region of the Peloponnese, Greece. It is located in mountainous Arcadia, near the village of Magouliana, at an elevation of 1,450 m.

Type: Castle
Description: castle near Magouliana, Arcadia, Greece
Also known as: “Argyrokastro castle”, “Argyrokastro Castle”, “Gortyniako dynamari”, and “Gortynian stronghold”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torthyneum and Panagia Kernitsis monastery in Arcadia.

Torthyneum

Archaeological site

Torthyneum or Torthyneon, or Torthyneium or Torthyneion, was a town of ancient Arcadia. It is contained in ancient epigraphic mentions: the appointment of a theorodokos of Torthyneum is mentioned in an inscription at Delphi, dated to the end of the 5th… Torthyneum is situated 3½ km northeast of Argyrokastro.

Panagia Kernitsis monastery in Arcadia

Monastery

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Panagia Kernitsis monastery in Arcadia is situated 3½ km east of Argyrokastro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magouliana and Lasta.

Magouliana

Village

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Magouliana is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Vytina, Arcadia, Greece. The community includes the small village Pan. It sits at 1,365 m above sea level, under the ruined Argyrokastro Castle.

Lasta

Hamlet

Lasta is a small mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Vytina, Gortynia, Arcadia, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement and is 6 km northwest of Vytina. The community consists of the villages Lasta and Agridaki. Lasta is situated 2½ km north of Argyrokastro.