Greece - Methoni Castle, Bourtzi

At the south edge of Methoni Castle a fortified islet floats. Bourtzi - as it is called - was built in the1500’s by the Venetians and is connected to the Sea Gate of the castle with a paved tiny road. At various times it was used as a fort, a prison, a lighthouse, and a refuge during periods of raids.

Bourtzi consists of an octagonal tower, which is surrounded by a low octagonal wall. The tower is built on two levels and is covered with a semi-cylindrical dome. A four-sided cistern occupies its ground floor.

Leo W, Denis Croissant, Vicente López García, Jadviga Grase and 43 other people have particularly liked this photo

41 comments - The latest ones

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Three great shots********

7 months ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Superbes images ! La 2me est très bien cadrée.
Bonne journée. Amitiés

7 months ago.

Guy Bacca (guybac) ^club

Une découverte pour moi... Belles images

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

Yes, three great shots here of this most interesting castle. Well done.

Herb

7 months ago.

Xata ^club

Love the first PIP mostly, HWW Jaap

7 months ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Three excellent images and the usual great notes Jaap

7 months ago.

Julien Rappaport ^club

Toujours très intéressant .

7 months ago.

Mikus ^club

Eindrucksvoll dieses Bauwerk eingfangen in dieser Serie. HWW, Jaap.

7 months ago. Edited 7 months ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Fantastic serie of this beautiful castle.

7 months ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Superbe .

7 months ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Very nice castle, Jaap! HWW!

7 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderful also this Jaap

7 months ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Da zeigst du ja tolle Ansichten von dieser Burg lieber Jaap,schön kommt das mit diesen Durchblick rüber :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

7 months ago.

Erhard Bernstein ^club

Wonderful!

7 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

great images, Jaap. HWW.

7 months ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Sehr gute Information in Bild und Text , Jaap!

7 months ago.

gezginruh ^club

Lots of walls and wonderful pictures!
HWW!

Best wishes
Füsun

7 months ago.

Dinesh ^club

Utiulity apart, it certainly stood since a long time,

HWW Best wishes

7 months ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A superb series Jaap. The ruins are still very attractive, even after all this time, and also given that they must take a battering from the weather at times.

Beautifully captured.

7 months ago.

Misou 49 ^club

Magnifique série de ce beau château !

7 months ago.

Eric Desjours ^club

Great views of this typical and representative monument (which reminds me of Nafplio from afar). A square that's definitely worth a visit.

7 months ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Eric Desjours ^club

You are right, it looks a little bit like the Bourtzi in Nafplio.

7 months ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

prachtig

7 months ago.

cammino ^club

Eine schöne Serie.

7 months ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Fein präsentiert, Jaap !

7 months ago.

Günter Diel ^club

Sehr schöne Szene! Gruß Günter

7 months ago.

José Manuel Polo ^club

Edificio multiusos como pequeña fortaleza construida sólidamente con piedras.

7 months ago.

trester88 ^club

Beeindruckend.
HWW, Jaap!

7 months ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

beautiful!
HWW!

7 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Remarkable capture and PIPs!

7 months ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Superb image.
Thank you for the the Note.
Happy week dear friend.

7 months ago.

Schussentäler ^club

a stunning serie

7 months ago.

grobi358 ^club

Impressive walls! Best wishes, Karsten

7 months ago.

Ecobird ^club

Fine photos Jaap. I love the textures and colours in the rock. The keyhole effect in the first PiP is excellent.

Best wishes

7 months ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Jaap
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
Wonderful and interesting composition
Great colours
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

7 months ago.

Esther ^club

I especially like the photo framed by the arch.

7 months ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

very interesting !

7 months ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

il garde un charme et a de beaux vestiges***********************

7 months ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Eine perfekte Serie mit dem Castle, Jaap.
Schöne Grüße
Erich

7 months ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

Wonderful pictures, Jaap!!!

7 months ago.

Leo W ^club

wunderschön

6 months ago.

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