DESKTOP 1422 - XYLOKASTRO, GREECE

Xylokastro (Greek: Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town and a former municipality in Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. The name of the town means "wooden castle" in Greek. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a unit or component. The municipal unit has an area of 310.252 km2. In 2011 its population was 5,715 for the town and 13,277 for the municipal unit.

Geographic features include a large beach and semi-arid forests on varied terrain, scattered with early churches and evidence of early settlements and religious sites. It has narrowly separated upper and lower coastal roads and forms a medium-sized touristic resort on the Gulf of Corinth.

This post is part of the ABC Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
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