TRIKALA CASTLE

This castle (Κάστρο Τρικάλων/Kastro Trikalon) was erected by the Byzantines in the ^6th century on the site of the Trikka acropolis. Repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt under the Ottomans, it retains thick walls and four defensive towers. On the same hill are a park, the clock tower (1936, 33 m high) and a café. Access is via the Manavika district, home to more recent churches, ^18th- and ^19th-century houses and a small archaeological site (temple of Asclepius, Roman baths, etc.).