Kasteli of Pyrgos

Kasteli of Pyrgos is a castle in , , . Kasteli of Pyrgos is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Venetian fortress above Pyrgos Kallisti, Thera, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kasteli tou Pyrgou” and “Pyrgos castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santorini International Airport and Argyros Mansion.

Aerodrome
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is an airport in , Greece, located north of the village of . The airport serves as both a military and a civil airport. is situated 3 km northeast of Kasteli of Pyrgos.

Historic building
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 1½ km north of Kasteli of Pyrgos.

Church
Photo: SteliosA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Kasteli of Pyrgos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pyrgos and Episkopi Gonias.

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is a town in central Thira, the largest island of the archipelago in the islands of . It is home to one of 5 Venetian castles that were built on the island to defend it against invaders.

Village
also Mesa Gonia is a village and a community on the island of in , located 6 km southeast of the capital . The village is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 187 inhabitants according to the 2021 census.

Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
is a small rock in . A tangle of paths lead from the village up to the houses built into the cliffs. Much as the villagers did in Caldera, the residents built their homes in the rocky walls of the ravine.

Kasteli of Pyrgos

Latitude
36.38344° or 36° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
25.45105° or 25° 27′ 4″ east
Inception
1580
Open location code
8G879FM2+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9979217871
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q107405412
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Turkish—“Kasteli of Pyrgos” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Καστέλι Πύργου Καλλίστης”
  • Turkish: “Pyrgou Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Εισόδια της Θεοτόκου and Αγίου Γεωργίου.

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