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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification
- Also known as: “Argyrokastro Castle” and “Γορτυνιακό Δυναμάρι”
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
Photo: FilipposTrains, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Pan
Hamlet
Photo: Glorious 93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pan is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Argyrokastro.
Argyrokastro
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.68437° or 37° 41′ 4″ northLongitude
22.1323° or 22° 7′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G94M4MJ+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8972339719OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1113571
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Argyrokastro” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Argyrokastro Castle”
- Greek: “Αργυρόκαστρο”
- Italian: “castello di Argirocastro”
- Italian: “Castello di Argirocastro”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Argirokastro”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Argirókastro”
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