Vasiliko, Chalkis, Euboea,Central Greece
Tower of Vasiliko
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photo G Traveller, 2021
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photo G Traveller, 2021
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photo D. Xenoulis, 2021
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The Mytika towers in the background, photo D. Xenoulis
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photo D. Xenoulis, 2021
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photo D. Xenoulis, 2021
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photo D. Xenoulis, 2021
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photo G Traveller, 2021
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| Location: |
| Inside the village Vasiliko, 10 km south of Chalkis, Evia |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Greece Euboea | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Chalkis • Vasiliko | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 25 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 15th century | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Good
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A Venetian tower inside the village Vasiliko of Euboea that has been renovated recently.
It was built around the end of the 14th to the beginning of the 15th century, a period in which the Venetians had prevailed in Euboea and finalized the design of these big square towers.
Structure, Fortification & Buildings
The basis of the tower is a square measuring 8.30×8.40 . It is preserved in its initial height of 17.5m.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | November 2012 | Last addition of photo/video: | November 2021 |
Sources
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, issue 62/Β1, 2007, p.592
- pictures 7-11, Dionisios Xenoulis, May 2021
- Video by the user G Traveller Πύργος Βασιλικού | Tower of Vasiliko (2021) source also of photos 1,3,4,12
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| Approach to the monument: |
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| Entrance: |
| Free (?) entrance. Limited hours. |
| Similar |
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| Tower of Avlonari |
| Tower of Koutoumoula |
| Two Towers of Mytikas |
| Tower of Politika |
| Tower of Trachili |