Gardiki Castle, Corfu

Gardiki Castle
Gardiki Castle
Κάστρο Γαρδικίου
Corfu, Ionian Islands
	Gardiki Castle
	Gardiki Castle
Coordinates	39.4768106°N 19.8855583°E
Type	citadel
Site information
Owner	Greek Ministry of Culture
Controlled by	Despotate of Epirus after 1214–59; Michael I 1205–1214/15; Michael II 1230–1259; Kingdom of Sicily 1259–66; Manfred 1259–66; Kingdom of Sicily 1266–1386; Republic of Venice 1386–1797; Corcyre 1797–1800; Septinsular Republic 1800–1807; First French Empire 1807–14; United States of the Ionian Islands 1815–64; Greece c. 1864;
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Preserved
Site history
Built by	Byzantine Empire
Materials	hewn stone (ashlar)

Gardiki Castle (Greek: Κάστρο Γαρδικίου) is a 13th-century Byzantine castle on the southwestern coast of Corfu and the only surviving medieval fortress on the southern part of the island. It was built by a ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, and was one of three castles which defended the island before the Venetian era (1401–1797). The three castles formed a defensive triangle, with Gardiki guarding the island's south, Kassiopi Castle the northeast and Angelokastro the northwest

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