Bourtzi Explained

Bourtzi (el|Μπούρτζι|link=no, from Ottoman Turkish and Arabic برج - burc meaning "tower") may refer to a number of fortresses in Greece:

• Bourtzi (Nafplio), in the port of Nafplio, the most famous of them
• Bourtzi (Aegina), on an islet off Aegina
• Bourtzi (Aulis), a ruined castle near Aulis
• Bourtzi (Poros), on an island off Poros
• Bourtzi (Chalkis), a now demolished Venetian fortress at Chalkis
• Bourtzi (Methoni), at Methoni, Messenia
• Bourtzi (Karystos), at Karystos