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hamlet · Sporades regional unit

Kastro

In Greek: Κάστρο

Kastro is a hamlet in the municipality of Skiathos, in the Sporades regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, 25 km in a straight line from Skopelos.

Kastro, Sporades regional unit, Greece
Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
hamlet
Regional unit
Sporades
Municipality
Skiathos
Distance
25 km from Skopelos

From Wikipedia

Skiathos Castle or simply Kastro is a medieval fortified site on the northern tip of the island of Skiathos in Greece, which was the main settlement of the island from the mid-14th century to 1829. It is now abandoned and a protected site.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Skiathos Castle”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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