Sfinari, Kissamos, Chania,Crete
Tower at Varsamakia
| Location: |
| 5km east of the village Sfinari of Kissamos region at the westernmost side of Crete |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Crete Chania | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Kissamos • Sfinari | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 495 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Unknown (c. 15th cnt.) | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Not Good
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A venetian tower next to a church of Agios Dimitrios.
In the Venetian period, a Catholic Franciscan covent of St Grigorio was at this site. Apparently, the tower was protecting the convent.
It is 5km east of the village Sfinari of Kissamos in the eastern Crete. Varsamakia or Varsamachia is the name of a deserted (now) area north of the village of Kampos.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | February 2016 |
Sources
- Webpage CretanBeaches - Ο Πύργος του Αγίου Δημητρίου στα Βαρσαμάκια
- Gerola, Giuseppe,1877-1938, Monumenti Veneti nell' isola di Creta /ricerche e descrizione fatte dal dottor Giuseppe Gerola per incarico del R. Istituto, V.1 Venezia :1905, page.321 - V.2 pag.146
- Information sent by Mr. Ioannis Dedes
- Video by the user Iakovos Daskalakis Πύργος Αγίου Δημητρίου στα Βαρσασμάκια - Σφηνάρι Κισσάμου
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
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