Very Nice Travel's video: The Castle of Agia Mavra Sainta Maura - Lefkada Greece

The Castle of Agia Mavra ( Santa Maura) is located on the Lefkada Island besides the Drepanos channel within close to Chora. This magnificent castle was built in the 14th century. It was built by the erstwhile rulers of Sicily with the primary goal of protecting the old town. The castle is surrounded by two lagoons, which are classed among the most significant wetlands in the Greek Islands. According the history, the Frankish knights who conquered the island of Lefkada in 1294, named the castle in the everlasting memory of the country of origin Agia Mavra (Sainte Maure). In the beautiful Mediaeval Castle of Agia Mavra you can see the church of Agia Mavra. The church was built in the 15th century by Helen Palaiologina who built this church in honor of Agia Mavra who protected her once from the storm. For a few years Ottomans occupied the area, and they built a mosque and a bridge inside the walls of the castle. Today, you can see the ruins of the construction of the bridge built by the Turks that connected the castle with the city. Later Venetians took control over the island, and Lefkada became a Venetian province. The Venetians increased the area of the castle, even strengthened its walls. You can still see the main symbol of Venice, the Lion of Saint Mark in many places. Today the castle is open to tourists who visit it in a large number every year and it houses various cultural events during the summer season. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Must see places in Lefkada Island, Greece - View full playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9baQ-yG5M&list=PLX7tUxqb0mnflDzkePWaII-5V1ELGbORD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you like what you see, subscribe and click the bell to enable notifications for more travel videos. https://www.youtube.com/verynicetravel I really appreciate your support! ❤️❤️❤️ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE: The content of this channel, including: videos, images and graphics must not be downloaded for the purpose of being re-uploaded to YouTube or another 3rd party website. No part of this channel may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Copyright © Very Nice Travel. All rights reserved.