A three-story building with loopholes and a wooden footbridge that could be raised and lowered. The village owes its name to the tower, as the settlement thrived gradually around the Tower.
This is a castle on a hilltop near the homonymous village. Its courtyard contains five towers, one at each vertex of a pentagonal wall. A strategic point, from which there is visibility as far as Akrocorinthos, the Armenokastro in Argolida and Larissa of Argos.
At the peak of the hill is the Mount Eskouve, with its Acropolis and a little courtyard enclosing small spaces for defense. South of Athikia
Built perhaps by the Franks, the Fokas Fortress was located in a strategically advantageous position, as it was within sight of both the Akrocorinthos and the fortresses of Asopos and Stymfalia, and also the mountain ranges of Gerania, Kyllini and the southern section of Mainland Greece.
Atop the steep cliff of Akrocorinthos stands the Acropolis, the ancient fortress of Korinthos with the ancient settlement stretching down to its foothills. It is surrounded by stone walls that follow the line of the rock, built in three successive layers of fortifications. A paved path leads to the three gates of the castle. The first gate...
