Tag: greek archeology

Up to The Turkish Fort

If you sit with a morning coffee or early evening aperitif at the ‘Skala’, alongside Paleochora’s harbour (and where better?), then you can pick out, if you look in the right direction, the ‘Turkish Fort’ high on the ridge separating Spaniakos and Azogires.  It’s almost due north, and stands out clearly in the morning sunlight. …

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Stepping Back in Time…..Discovering an Ancient Castle Near Paleochora

Describing the route from Mesavlia to Malathiros (Walk 3 in our book  ‘More Walks from Paleohora’, see below), we note that “the hill to the right has ruined stone walls encircling its summit, and was probably fortified at some point in its history.” That was in 2003.  Now there’s a board at the foot of …

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