Vranokastro
Vranokastro is a castle in Pangaio, Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace. Vranokastro is situated nearby to the village Palaiochori, as well as near Antifilippoi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: ancient Macedonian castle in Kavala regional unit, Greece
- Also known as: “Castle of Alexander” and “Castle of Paleochori”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaiochori and Antifilippoi.
Nikisiani
Town
Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nikisiani is a town, which is situated 4 km west of Vranokastro.
Vranokastro
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pangaio, Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.94544° or 40° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
24.1899° or 24° 11′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8GG6W5WQ+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1103669957OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q108612739
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Vranokastro” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Вранокастро”
- Greek: “Βρανόκαστρο”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Παλαιοχωρίου Παγγαίου”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Αλεξάνδρου”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου”
- Macedonian: “Александрова тврдина”
- Macedonian: “Вранина тврдина”
- Macedonian: “Вранокастро”
- Macedonian: “Палихорска тврдина”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ναός Αγίας Άννας and Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Μαρίνας.
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