{"id":128769,"date":"2020-06-30T22:41:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegeanislands.s6.nelios.com\/pois\/kythnos-the-castle-of-oria-en\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T22:41:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:41:54","slug":"kythnos-the-castle-of-oria-en","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/www.aegeanislands.gr\/el\/pois\/kythnos-the-castle-of-oria-en\/","title":{"rendered":"The Castle of Oria"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the 6th century AD, when Vryokastro, the ancient capital of Kythnos, was abandoned for good, the inhabitants carried their belongings to an even steeper location, on the heights of Katakefalo, which they also fortified. During the Venetian rule, this fortified city that was said to have had 100 churches at that time flourished. Only two of these churches still stand today: Agia Triada and Agia Eleousa (or \u00abKeraleousa\u00bb). The latter is in better condition. According to local legends the castle of Katakefalo and the Castle of Oria are one and the same. Popular songs about the Castle of Oria narrate how it withstood an Ottoman siege for \u00abtwelve years\u00bb and that when it finally fell \u2013 as a result of betrayal \u2013 the blood that was spilled reached the coasts of Kea. The hiking trail towards the castle begins 3.5km north of Loutra. The castle is accessible through a difficult dirt road that quickly turns into a path. The imposing landscape makes quite an impression on every hiker from the start. The legends seem to come to life thanks to the whimsical cliff formations, the wildness of the precipice and the gradual expansion of the view towards the rest of the island and the open sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","poi_category":[2094,2090],"poi_island":[2110],"class_list":["post-128769","poi","type-poi","status-publish","hentry","poi_category-castles-towers","poi_category-sights","poi_island-kythnos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Castle of Oria - Aegean Islands<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aegeanislands.gr\/el\/pois\/kythnos-the-castle-of-oria-en\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"el_GR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Castle of Oria - Aegean Islands\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the 6th century AD, when Vryokastro, the ancient capital of Kythnos, was abandoned for good, the inhabitants carried their belongings to an even steeper location, on the heights of Katakefalo, which they also fortified. 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