点评:Saturday 11th July we visited the vast remains of this medieval fortress.
It is located on a hilltop approximately 166 metres (545 feet) above sea level and almost equidistant from Antimachia and Kardamena. There is a walking trail from Kardamena 3.3 kilometres and takes about an hour.
We drove here from Antimachia and at some point the road turned into an unsurfaced track. We parked up in front of the Castle, there was plenty of space there.
The Castle was built between 1322 and 1346 by the Knights Hospitaller. We also learnt that the Castle covers an area in excess of 26,000 square metres. The wall of the Castle is 970 metres (3,182 feet) long.
We did enjoy climbing up and walking around the remains of the battlements and ramparts, in places it was a bit hair raising as there was no wall and definitely no handrails.
A series of rustic pathways criss-cross the interior of the Castle from side to side. There are some wonderful views across the Kardamena plain, the sea channel between Kos and the island of Nisyros and surrounding area.
Within the walls of the Castle there are a number of ruins to visit as well as two small Churches, Saint Nicholas Holy Orthodox Chapel Agia Paraskevi, both reviewed separately.
It is free to enter the Castle, however, donations are invited and can be left in office beside the large entrance gate.
It was rather obvious at some stage a lot of money was spent on improvements here. This included cafe, possibly a visitors centre and toilets, all are now boarded up and rotting away. The lights that were installed to illuminate the pathways were broken and not worked for a very long time. It is such a shame that all the money was spent only to go to ruin.
翻译:7月11日星期六,我们参观了这座中世纪堡垒的庞大遗迹。
它坐落于一座小山顶上,海拔约166米(545英尺),与安蒂马基亚和卡尔达梅纳的距离大致相等。从卡尔达梅纳有一条3.3公里长的步行道可通往此处,耗时约一小时。
我们从安蒂马基亚驾车前来,途中道路渐渐变成了未铺砌的小径。我们在城堡前停车,那里有足够的空间。这座城堡由医院骑士团于1322年至1346年间建造。我们还了解到,城堡的占地面积超过26,000平方米,其城墙长度则达970米(3,182英尺)。
我们很享受攀上并漫步在城堡的残存城垛与防御墙上的过程;不过有些地方相当惊险,因为那里没有围墙,更没有任何扶手。
一系列古朴的小径纵横交错于城堡内部。从城堡可以欣赏到卡达梅纳平原、科斯岛与尼西罗斯岛之间的海峡以及周边地区的绝美景色。
城堡城墙内有许多值得参观的遗迹,还有两座小教堂:圣尼古拉东正教礼拜堂和阿吉亚·帕拉斯凯维教堂,这两处也分别有详细介绍。
进入城堡无需门票,但欢迎游客自愿捐款,款项可投入大门旁的捐款箱中。很明显,曾经有大量资金被用于这里的改善工程。这些工程包括修建咖啡馆、可能还有游客中心和卫生间,但如今这些地方都被木板封住,逐渐破败朽坏。原本用来照亮道路的灯光也损坏了,很久以来都无法使用。真可惜,这么多钱花了却只落得如此荒废的下场。