A lovely place to visit for outstanding views is the ancient ruin of Angelokastro perched high on a rock overlooking the sea and the beautiful bays of Paleokastritsa.
Easily reached by car from Agios Georgios by either of 2 routes, both by driving through Pagi village.This old Byzantine fortress is situated on a seemingly inaccessible cliff top near the town of Krini on the northwest shore of Paleokastritsa. |
The fortress was the western-most outpost of the Despotate of Epirus, a Greek Orthodox governmental structure that began to prevail in the western Balkans as the Byzantine Empire was in decline in the 13th century. If you reach the fortress you'll find a chapel, a shrine in a cave, a pilgrimage site, the cell of a hermit, and marvelous views. |