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santorini castles santorini fortified settlements goulades santorini towers santorini island greece home best of santorini island holidays member of santorini web quick links churches museums exhibitions archaeological sites castles santorini castles fortresses skaros rock the fortress tower of nimborio pyrgos castle oia castle akrotiri castle tower 5 fortified settlements the castles goulades of santorini skaros fortress the castle of agios nikolaos oia the tower of nimborio emporio pyrgos castle and akrotiri castle tower the venetian rule 1207 1580 during the byzantine era and later during the frankish occupation the coasts of the aegean suffered from incessant pirate raids the islanders were forced to move their settlements to more inaccessable areas and fortify them they constructed watch towers with bells as an early warning system in 1207 santorini was incorporated into the duchy of the archipelago with the capital on naxos island under the venetian marco sanudo he ruled from 1207 1227 marco sanudo gave the island the name santorini which is said to have been taken from the church santa irini on thirassia island a place suitable for anchorage at the time nowadays there is strong evidence that the basilica of agia irini at the base of the mountain of mesa vouno gave santorini its name and not the chapel of santa irini in thirassia the venetians established a feudal system on santorini and built fortified castle settlements at skaros the capital in those times and in oia pyrgos emporio and akrotiri the feudal lords on the island lived in goulades tower structures that served as both defensible strongholds and as warehouses for the agricultural crops the venetian occupiers brought the roman catholic religion and for following centuries catholics and the original orthodox peoples of the island co existed more or less in harmony evidence of this religious freedom is found in some of the churches built during that period that featured dual altars one for the orthodox and one for catholic services tower of nimborio emporio 15th century also known as goulas turkish kule tower home santorini history fortified castle settlements santorini web portals copyright 1997 santorini web services all rights reserved copy reproduction or any kind of use without the written authorization of the rightful owner is prohibited and will be prosecuted