Nea Kallikrateia, Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki,Central Macedonia
Tower of Stomio in Kallikrateia
| Location: |
| At the location “Stomio” 1km NW from Nea Kallikrateia, Chalkidiki, next to a chapel of Agios Tryphon |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Macedonia Chalkidiki | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Nea Propontida • Nea Kallikrateia | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 8 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14 cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Ruined Tower |
Few Remains
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Few remains of a Late-Byzantine monastery tower in the Stomio area, a little further out, to the northwest, from Nea Kallikrateia, Chalkidiki, next to a chapel of Saint Tryphon.
History
The area west of Kallikrateia, including part of modern Kallikrateia, was a metochi of the monastery of Xenophon of Mount Athos. The name of the metochi was Stomion.
A document of the monastery from 1338 states that a tower was built to protect its large metochi of “Stomio”.
In 1345 the tower was surrounded by an outer wall, which means that it had the form of a small fortress. According to monastic documents, at that time, the locals took refuge in this fort in case of danger.
Structure, Fortification & Buildings
The tower was standing until the 1930s.
Today it is difficult to spot. All the external walls are preserved at a very low height, at most 0.80m.
The dimensions of the tower were 6.5✖6m.
Sources
- Ιωακείμ Α. Παπάγγελος, «Περί των πύργων της Χαλκιδικής», περιοδικό Ελληνικό Πανόραμα, τεύχος 18, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2000. σ.138 (α/α 1). (pdf)
- Kostis Smirlis, “Estate fortiications in Late Byzantine Macedonia: the Athonite evidence”, Hinter den Mauern und auf dem offenen Land - Leben im Byzantinischen Reich, Mainz, 2016. p.199 (n.13).
- Geolocation: Charalampos Papadopoulos
- Photos: March 2026
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| Entrance: |
| Free access. |
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| Tower of Vasilika |
| Tower of Zografou |
