🏛️ Attraction · Castle & fortress
Bourtzi of Karystos
Μπούρτζι Καρύστου
🎟️ Free entry
A square tower standing alone on the Karystos seafront, built in the fourteenth century by the Venetians to guard the harbour and later used by the Ottomans. Much of the stone in it was taken from ancient buildings. It is right in the middle of the town's evening promenade, lit at night, and takes five minutes to look at and an hour to sit beside.
Where to stay nearby
Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, studios and villas — so you can judge the distance to the beach, the port or the village from here rather than guess from an address.
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Foto: Lapost — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Tours, boat trips & tickets
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- The Dimosari gorgeAround ten kilometres downhill from the saddle below Mount Ochi to the sea, through plane trees and waterfalls. Arrange the taxi at the bottom first.See guided tours →
- A day out of AthensNo ferry needed: you drive over the bridge at Chalkida in about an hour and a quarter, and Eretria's excavations are an hour and a half from the Acropolis.See day trips →
- The springs at EdipsosA spa town since antiquity — Strabo and Plutarch wrote about it. Hot water still runs out of the rock into the sea, free to anyone who sits in it.See guided tours →
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Frequently asked
Where is Bourtzi of Karystos?
Bourtzi of Karystos is in Karystos, Evia, Greece. The map on this page shows the exact spot.
Is there an entry fee at Bourtzi of Karystos?
No — entry is free.
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