Type: Fortification
Date: 1807
Location: Between Vonitsa and Lefkada
Historical Facts: The small fortress was constructed where there had been an Ottoman monastery (teke), already known from the 17th century. It is one of the fortifications which were built by the pasha of Ioannina to control the coasts of Akarnania, mainly during the Russian -Turkish war after 1806. An inscription on the wall states that it was completed in 1807. According to written sources, the plan of the fortress was drawn up by French engineers, and it was used for systematic attacks against the garrison of Lefkada. Today it is in private ownership.
Brief Description: The small fortress follows the standard quadrilateral layout with corner ramparts. The perimeter wall reaches a height of 10 metres and surrounds a small inner yard where the gunpowder store for the complex was situated. An ascending path leads to the en- trance to the castle on the eastern side. Inside the perimeter walls there were a great number of covered areas which met the needs of the garrison.
Bibliography:
G. Remerant, Ali de Tepelen, Pasha de Jiannina 1744-1822, Paris 1828, 115-117. K.H. Maxairas, Lefkas (1700-1864), Athens 1956, 49. K.H. Maxairas, The Lefkada garrison of St. Marina, Athens 1956, 49.
G. Smyris, The network of fortifications of the pasaliki of Ioannina (1788-1822), Ioannina 2004, 175-177.
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