Tower of Pyrgoudia #1387
- Purpose
- Excursion
- Type
- Castle
- Country
- Greece
- City
- Ierissos
- Zip code
- 630 75
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Description
The tower’s purpose was likely to monitor the monastery’s lands and may have also functioned as an observatory, given its location at the narrowest point of the Athos peninsula.
The tower is first mentioned in 1259 and remained in good condition until 1839. Currently, it lies in ruins.









