Kastelorizo or Megisti is the Aegean's eastrnmost island.
It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Dorians who settled it later constructed fortified acropolises near the present day town and at Palaiokastro where some ruins can still be seen. The name Kastelorizo comes from its castle, Castello Rosso (red castle) erected by the Knights of St John. The island's only settlement is Megisti otherwise known as Kastellorizo on the North east coast. Its houses line like a horseshoe shaped port and climb up to to the foothils of the mountain behind it. The top of the mountain is crowned by the Castello Rosso. You can get to Megisti by Ferry from Piraeus or from Rhodos.
