Castle of Platamonas

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  • Coordinates:

    40.005061, 22.598224

  • Website:

    http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh352.jsp?obj_id=7961

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  • Category:

    Culture

  • Hour(s) - distance:

    Up to 2 hours

  • Prefecture:

    Regional Unit of Pieria

One of the finest and best preserved castles of Greece, Castle of Platamonas is castle – city of the Middle Byzantine period (10th century AD), built on the southeastern slopes of Mount Olympus, in a strategic position that controls the way through Macedonia, Thessaly and Southern Greece. It is open to visitors daily.