Castle of Piada

The Castle of Piada is less a fortress and more a memory, a medieval settlement perched on a rocky hill near the sea in Greece. Its origins stretch back to the Byzantine period, but in 1205 the Venetians took control of the region and either built or reinforced the defensive walls. The village itself later earned a place in national history, hosting the First National Assembly of Greece in December 1821 and January 1822, where independence was declared, though the castle played no part in that event. Today the settlement remains inhabited, but the fortifications have fared poorly. Only a few scattered ruins of the walls survive around the rock, which once served as the old settlement's acropolis. The summit is a small, narrow area of roughly 2,000 square metres, and there is almost nothing left to see: a handful of stones and a renovated church, the sole intact building. The castle's condition is rather poor, a quiet relic rather than a grand monument.

Heritage data from Wikidata, compiled and verified in the Atika atlas.