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The Castle of Platamonas is one of the most beautiful and best preserved castles in Greece, built in a strategic position at the southeastern foot of Mount Olympus, overlooking the Aegean Sea. It has controlled the passage connecting Macedonia with Thessaly since ancient times.

The Castle of Platamonas is a Frankish castle, built on the site of a fortified city of the Middle Byzantine period, southeast of Mount Olympus, a short distance from the present-day town of Platamonas, in a strategic position that controls the road of Macedonia - Thessaly - Southern Greece.

• Location: The castle is located on the site of the ancient city of Herakleia (or Heraklion).

• Construction: It was built by Lombard Crusaders in 1204, after the Fourth Crusade.

• Conquests: Over the centuries, it changed hands many times, being occupied by the Byzantines and Turks, while short-term occupations were also carried out by Greeks during the revolutions of 1770, 1825 and 1878.

• Architecture: The fortification enclosure has a polygonal shape and is reinforced with towers. At the highest point of the hill is the acropolis