Pythari, Chania, Crete
Vigla of Aroni
| Location: |
| Around 12 km east of Pythari (or Aroni), close to Stenes, in Akrotiri region, NE of Chania, Crete |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Crete Chania | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Chania • Pythari | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 100 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Between 13th-16th cent. | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Watchtower |
In Ruins
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The remains of a cylindrical vigla (watchtower), most probably from the Venetian period of Crete, in the fields between the villages Pythari (old name “Aroni”) and Sternes in the Akrotiri tegion of Chania.
The purpose of the post there was obviously the observation of the bay of Souda.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | April 2015 |
Sources
- Website ΧΑΝΙΩΤΙΚΑ ΝΕΑ - ΦΩΤΟΑΝΔΡΟΜΕΣ ΣΤΑ ΠΑΛΙΑ ΧΑΝΙΑ
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| - |
| Entrance: |
| Free access. |
| Similar |
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| Tower of Malaxa |