Pythio Castle
Pythio Castle is a castle in Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Pythio Castle is situated nearby to the railway stop Pythio Stop, as well as near the church Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου.Photo: AnastasiaTsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Medieval castle in Evros, Greece
- Also known as: “Castle of Pythio” and “Empythion Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pythio railway station.
Pythio railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pythion railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Pythion in Evros in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is at the junction where the railway to Ormenio and Bulgaria branches off the main line from Thessaloniki to Istanbul through Alexandroupolis and Uzunköprü. Pythio railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Pythio Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pythion and Rigio.
Pythion
Photo: George Vougiouklis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pythion is a small border village in Western Thrace, Greece, a few kilometers north of the city of Alexandroupolis and the Kipi - Ipsala border crossing between Greece and Turkey.
Rigio
Village
Rigio is a village in the eastern part of Didymoteicho municipality, Evros regional unit, Greece. It is 13 km east of the centre of Didymoteicho, on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Turkey.
Sığırcılı
Village
Sığırcılı is a village in the Uzunköprü District of Edirne Province in Turkey. Its population is 205. Sığırcılı is situated 3½ km northeast of Pythio Castle.
Pythio Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.38401° or 41° 23′ 2″ northLongitude
26.61165° or 26° 36′ 42″ eastInception
1330Levels
5Open location code
8GH89JM6+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 890130896OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q38280079
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Pythio Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Pythio”
- French: “Site d’Empythion”
- German: “Burg Empythion”
- German: “Burg Pythion”
- Greek: “Εμπύθιον”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Πυθίου”
- Turkish: “Pythio Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pythion Castle and Pythio Stop.
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