The Platamon Castle

The Platamon Castle  is located 3km away from Cape Blue Apartments. it is a Crusader castle (built between 1204 and 1222) in northern Greece (Macedonia) and is located southeast of Mount Olympus, in a strategic position which controls the exit of the Tempe valley, through which passes the main road connecting Macedonia with Thessaly and southern Greece. The tower (donjon), which overlooks the highway, is an imposing medieval fortress.

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Important discoveries are the board of Hellenistic wall, that confirm the suggestion

 

that on this position was the ancient Greek city Herakleion and the gate in the wall

 

of the donjon. The core of the city Herakleion remains to be found, but it is posited

 

that it is located on the northwest side of the castle's hill due to shells and coins

 

found during recent excavations.