Tower of Ragio
It is a small ancient fortification, located 9km from Igoumenitsa.
It took its name from the fortified residence built in the same position during the Ottoman period.
The ancient stronghold was built near the old estuary of the Kalama River at the top of a hill dominating over the Ragio – Kestrini plain. Its significant position provides supervision over the coast of the Ionian Sea and the wider area. Given the strategic importance of the hill, it was already inhabited since the prehistoric times.
The ancient fortification was directly linked to the ancient settlement on the peninsula of Ligia (Corfiot Perea), for which it was probably a stronghold.
In the ruins of a tower of the ancient fortification, the two-storey fortified residence of the aga of the region was built during the Ottoman period and was restored in 2001.
Today the tower serves as an exhibition space with texts and other visual material about the history of the monument and the surrounding wider.
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