Gymno, Eretria, Euboea,Central Greece
Tower of Gymno
| Location: |
| Village Gymno of central Evia, next to the church og Panagia Theotokos |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Greece Euboea | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Eretria • Gymno | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 155 m (Relative Height≈20 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 15th century | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Average
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A Venetian tower inside the village Gymno in central Evia island. It is next to the main church of the village.
The Venetians had become the rulers of the Frankish territory of Chalkis since 1383. Until the end of their rule in 1470, when the Ottomans came, they constructed many towers like this in the area.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | October 2013 | Last addition of photo/video: | November 2020 |
Sources
- Theodoros Skouras, «Οχυρώσεις στην Εύβοια (Μερικές λύσεις στα τοπογραφικά τους προβλήματα)»- ΑΕΜ vol Κ’ – 1975
- Photos by Dionysios Xenoulis, October 2020
- Photos 7-10 G Traveller, 2021
- Video by the user G Traveller Πύργος στο Γυμνό | Tower of Gymno (2021)
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| Entrance: |
| Free access at the perimeter |