It was one of the strongest castles, controlling the Elean fields and the mountain passes to Tritaia.
According to the Aragonese version of the Chronicle of the Morea, the Byzantines lost 1,500 men and 500 horses in a large battle between the Byzantines and Navarrese, that ruled the castle at the time.
The Ottomans captured the castle in 1460, and many of its inhabitants were killed or sold into slavery.
Today, the walls of the castle and ruins of many buildings and a Byzantine church remain.
Outside the castle is the locality Patrini where the tomb of Theodora Tocco was located.