In the village of Nea Fokea stands what is perhaps the best-preserved of all the towers in Halkidiki, the Byzantine tower of the namesake village.
Byzantine Tower in Nea Fokea (St. Paul)
Madem Aga Tower
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The stone tower of Madem Aga, at an altitude of 530 meters, is formerly part of a Byzantine and Ottoman fortified settlement, which is called the ‘Medieval fortress complex of Sidirokafsia’.
The toponym Sidirokafsia was mentioned for the first time in the 9th century. Sidirokafsia existed during the Byzantine period...
Zografou Tower
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The Zografou tower, in the homonymous settlement near Nea Moudania, was part of the metropolitan complex Bulgarian monastery of Zografou at Mount Athos. The metochi’s first name was ‘Epano Volvos’ like the area’s name of the settlement. Later on, the metochi was renamed into ‘Zografou’ due to its related monastery. The...
