Amvracia was one of the strongest colonies of Corinth in Western Greece, and this led its inhabitants to fortify the city in order to protect it. Furthermore, the hillock on which the walls were built was considered to have an important strategic position ever since antiquity.

So, it is possible that Amvracia was surrounded by a simple precinct already in the 6th c. BC., while a new one of monumental size was constructed in 4th c. BC.

THE WALLS CONSISTED OF TWO ROWS OF STONES FILLED WITH RUBBLE. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXTERNAL FACE CARVED BOULDERS WERE USED (UP TO A HEIGHT OF 1.5 M).

The fragments of the walls that were saved indicate a neat construction, that surrounded the city following the course of Arachthos river.

Today, remains of this ancient construction are still visible in various points of Arta, such as the hill of Metropolis, the Byzantine castle, in the vicinity of the churches of Agii Theodori and Agios Markos, as well as in the Monastery of Phaneromeni.

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