Fortified settlements during the Ottoman conquest in Thesprotia

The area of the prefecture of Thesprotia was conquered by the Ottomans before Constantinople and the final decline of Byzantium. There are fortified sites built after the Ottoman conquest in accordance with the new techniques and requirements of the era. There are also fortified places that were walled in antiquity and continued to be inhabited throughout the Ottoman period. The choice of location had, among other reasons, natural causes such as physical protection, proximity to a river and the relationship of the settlement with the surrounding area. The aim of the work is to present the Ottoman fortifications of Thesprotia (for example: the castle of Margariti, the castle of Hgoumenitsa, the castle of Paramythia and the fortificated site of Ouzntina in Thesprotia) and their relation to the natural environment as well as the possibility of a good tourist promotion.