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The path to the ruined medieval hilltop fortress begins just 1,800 m south of Papadianikia, on the road to Daimonia.
Go east along a narrow unsurfaced road for about 70 m to a path that turns south, passes by drystone walls and olive groves to a domed tomb, then circles the hill to the south.
About 1,000 m up a gentle slope the path merges with the remnants of an old stone stairway leading to the fortress at the top of the hill, on a broad plateau with wides view over the plain of Molai, the bay of Xyli and the Laconian Gulf.
| Category | Mountain walk | |
| Route | Trek | |
| Length (m) | 1,127 | |
| Terrain (m) | Path | 1,056 |
| Unsurfaced road | 71 | |
| Surfaced road | – | |
| Altitude (m) | start | 135 |
| finish | 260 | |
| Altitude (m) | lowest | 135 |
| highest | 260 | |
| Slope (average %) | ||
| Overall direction | SW | |
| Difficulty | 2 (1-5)  |
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| Signposts | YES | |
| Beauty | 3 (1-5) |
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| Drinking water | NO | |
| Vegetation | 2 (1-5) |
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