Palaiokastro ( el, Παλαιόκαστρο, , "old castle") is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of

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, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings. Inside the walls there is now the small Church of Panagia Paleokastritsa. The castle was built in 1397 by the

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, based on an older

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castle that existed in the area. The structure lies on the top of a hill at an altitude of 275 m.

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{{reflist Buildings and structures completed in 1397 Ruined castles in Greece Crusader castles in Greece Ios Buildings and structures in the South Aegean Duchy of the Archipelago Venetian archaeological sites in Greece