Traveler's Guide

East Macedonia & Thrace

Castle Kalyvas - Ionic

Rating:
(0)

Located near the abandoned village today, north of Upper Ionic and is one of the most important archaeological sites of Thrace. It dates from the Hellenistic period and particularly during the reign of Philip II in 340 b.C. Fortress built on the hilltop 627 meters.
It has a strategic position because it controls the valley of Nestos. The community Ionic is located in the Municipality of Stavroupolis northwest of Xanthi. The fort can be visited by prior arrangement with the LA" EPCA.


The fort can be visited by prior arrangement with the LA Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.


  • Address
    No information available.
  • Contact Information
    No information available.