1299 d.C. – 1922 d.C. · 3 siti
Record mondiale
Oldest Fortress in the World
1600 a.C. – 1830 d.C.
The sheer citadel hill towering 575 metres above ancient Corinth, fortified continuously from the Bronze Age through Venetian and Ottoman times. Whoever held Acrocorinth controlled the Isthmus of Corinth and, with it, overland traffic between southern Greece and the rest of the mainland.
Record nazionale
Oldest Fortress in Greece
700 a.C. – 1830 d.C.
A fortified harbour town on the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese, crowned by a Venetian castle whose sea gate opens onto the Ionian. Methoni guarded routes to Italy and the Crusader East; its walls and Bourtzi tower still frame the channel where Bronze Age traders and modern film crews alike seek the open sea.
Record continentale
Oldest Settlement in Africa
1600 d.C. – 1950 d.C.
A fortified earthen ksar on the old caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh, its stacked pisé towers climbing a hillside above the Ounila River. UNESCO listed the ensemble in 1987; filmmakers from Gladiator to recent Trojan epics have used its ridge as a stand-in for ancient walled cities when cameras need sun, dust, and mud-brick authenticity.
