Hlemoutsi Castle. Hlemoutsi Castle, in French Clermont was built by Geoffrey of Villehardouin (Prince of Achaia) to protect his kingdom in the western part of Peloponnese.

The Italian name Tornese makes reference to the Tournois a coin minted in the castle and similar to the coinage of Tours in France. The castle is located on the summit of a hill close to Killini port and it faces the islands of Zante and Cefalonia .
Hlemoutsi was under Venetian control for a short period and the Venetians did not make any changes to it. The external walls were added by the Turks, who built a mosque (lost) and other facilities in the area between the castle and the external walls. In 1825 it was bombarded by Ibrahim Pacha, as it had been seized by the Greeks during the war which eventually led to the independence of Greece

35 minute drive from our premises to the Temple .