Livadia Castle
The medieval castle of Livadeia was originally built by the Byzantines and later by the Franks. It owes its current form to the Catalans, who came to dominate the region. It is one of the four Catalan castles in Greece.
Location
The medieval castle of Livadeia is situated at the southern edge of the city, on a steep and rocky promontory of Prophet Elias Hill, surrounded by the Erkyna Gorge on its eastern, southern, and part of its western sides. A narrow isthmus at the northwest corner of the promontory connects it to the main body of the hill.
History
The earliest construction phases of the castle likely date to Late Antiquity or the Early Middle Ages.
After the Catalans defeated the Franks at the Battle of Kopaida, they conquered the region and built the castle in the form that survives today.
In 1430, at the castle, the Catalans, who had stubbornly resisted the attacks of the Navarrese, finally succumbed due to the betrayal of a Greek from Durazzo (Rotari Gascó de Durazzo).
In 1460, the castle—and with it, Livadeia—fell under the rule of Mehmed II and the Turks.
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