🏛️ Attraction · Castle & fortress
Sokastro
Σώκαστρο
🎟️ Free entry
A medieval fortress on a rock islet just off the coast at Lefkos, joined to the shore by a shallow spit that can be waded in calm weather. The walls and cisterns are still there on top. Getting across depends entirely on the sea; on a rough day look at it from the beach instead, which is how most people see it.
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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Tours, boat trips & tickets
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- Olympos on its ridgeA village at 600 metres where older women still wear the village dress every day rather than for visitors, and the dialect keeps forms lost elsewhere.See guided tours →
- Apella and the north by boatApella is a bowl of pine and white rock reached by hairpins and steps; the boat to Diafani is the easy way to the north of the island.See boat trips →
- Wind at AfiartisThe southern plain funnels a reliable summer meltemi and has had windsurfing schools and international competitions for decades.See guided tours →
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Frequently asked
Where is Sokastro?
Sokastro is in Lefkos, Karpathos, Greece. The map on this page shows the exact spot.
Is there an entry fee at Sokastro?
No — entry is free.
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