Castle of Santa Maura
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castle-of-santa-maura-188-5515533
title:
Castle of Santa Maura
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The Castle of Santa Maura is a fortress on the northeastern tip of the Greek island of Lefkada. The castle began as a small fortification in c. 1300 to control access to the island, before it was expanded to become a walled town and the island's capital by the early 15th century. The Ottoman Empire took possession in 1479, and a century later rebuilt and enlarged it, giving it largely its present shape. A sizeable town grew outside the castle walls by the 1670s. The fortress was captured by the
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Fortress on the Greek island of Lefkada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Santa_Maura
date created:
2020-09-25T21:15:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:56:16Z
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