Byzantine castle of Pithio
17/03/2025
By the railroad tracks rises the Byzantine fortress of Pithio, built in 1331 as a private refuge and treasury for the Byzantine Emperor John VI
By the railroad tracks rises the Byzantine fortress of Pithio, built in 1331 as a private refuge and treasury for the Byzantine Emperor John VI
At the western plateaus of Olympus, close to Pythio village, two small chapels are preserved inside caves which were ascetic dwellings of anchorite monks. Murals