Nafpaktos Castle and Harbor
Nafpaktos is a city of Aitoloakarnania and Western Greece. It is the third largest city after Agrinio and Messolonghi. Nafpaktos is located in a bay on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf. The port is accessible only by boat. In 1571 at the Battle of Lepanto, the navy of the Ottoman Turks was decisively defeated by a coalition of European Christians.
The castle sits atop the hill that dominates the city. In the West this at an altitude of 200 meters. This hill is a pyramid shape. The majestic fortifications of Lepanto made in many different construction phases, ranging from ancient times until the Turkish occupation. Despite the destruction and damage suffered is one of the most important and best preserved examples of castle architecture in Greece.
The castle sits atop the hill that dominates the city. In the West this at an altitude of 200 meters. This hill is a pyramid shape. The majestic fortifications of Lepanto made in many different construction phases, ranging from ancient times until the Turkish occupation. Despite the destruction and damage suffered is one of the most important and best preserved examples of castle architecture in Greece.
