Kastrologos

Castles of Greece
 

Chora, Naxos, Cyclades,South Aegean

Glezos Tower

or Crispi Tower  
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Location:
Chora, Naxos, at the top of the castle-city of Naxos
Region > Prefecture: Greek Map
South Aegean
Cyclades
Municipality > Town:
City of Naxos
• Chora
Altitude:
Elevation ≈ 30 m 
Time of Construction   Origin
early 13th cent.  
VENETIAN
H 
Castle Type   Condition
Tower House  
Very Good
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The tower of Glezos or the Crispi Tower is basically part of the Castle of Naxos and the only surviving tower of the 12 towers that were built to protect the perimeter of the castle of Naxos.


First entry in Kastrologos:    September 2012

Sources

  • ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 24/B2 (1969), σελ.406-407