The Venetian Castle of Assos in Kefalonia: The Assos Castle is a proclaimed European Heritage Site and one of the two remaining fortresses in Kefalonia, indicative of Venetian Military Architecture and one of the largest castles in Greece.
he Venetians constructed it in the 16th century on top of four bastions, with two more being added later. Its main purpose was to protect the island from invasions which were taking place frequently by the pirates and the Ottomans. It became the capital of Northern Kefalonia due to its strategic location. When the Venetians captured Lefkada from the Ottomans, it lost much of its usability as a defensive building, and Argostoli became the capital instead.
