Kato Lechonia, Volos, Magnesia,Thessaly
Tower House of Olympios
| Location: |
| In the village of Kato Lechonia, south of Volos in Thessaly |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Thessaly Magnesia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Volos • Kato Lechonia | |
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Elevation ≈ 40 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 18th century | MODERN GREEK  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower House |
Relatively Good
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The Tower of Olympios or “Russian Consulate” is a mansion built during the Ottoman period with several fortification elements. It is located in Kato Lechonia of the Municipality of Volos. “Olympios” was the name of the family of the last owners and tenants (from 1937 to 1970).
History
The mansion was built in the 18th century by a certain Alatzas who was the consul of Russia in Lechonia, hence the Russian Consulate.
In the 18th and 19th centuries there were at least 60 towers like this one in Lechonia. Today only 3 remain: Kokoslis, Olympios, Souleyman-Karagiannopoulos –the last being in ruins.
This tower was inherited in the 19th century by the grand-daughter of Alatzas and her husband Nikolaos Kontos who in 1860 made some serious additions and rebuilt the last floor, removing the characteristic sachnisi.
In 1900 the Kontos family moved to the nearby new Kontos mansion (still standing) and this tower was used by other tenants. In 1937 was bought by the Olympios family and was inhabited until 1970.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | August 2020 | Last addition of photo/video: | March 2024 |
Sources
- Website ΑΝΩ ΛΕΧΩΝΙΑ - ΠΗΛΙΟ - Πύργος Ολύμπιου
- Video by the user G Traveller Πυργόσπιτο Ολύμπιου | Tower House of Olympios (January 2024) source also of the photos 8, 9, 10
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| Entrance: |
| Oficially, the access inside is not allowed. |
| Similar |
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| Tower of Kokoslis |
| Ouranoupoli Tower |
| Tower of Mamtzios |
| Tower of Tsoukaladelli |
| Other castles around |
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| Castle of Damouchari |
| Fortification of Episkopi |
| Monastery of Agia Triada of Gatzea |
| Tower of Kokoslis |
| Tower of Agios Lavrentios |
| Palaiokastro of Lechonia |
| Castle of Palia |
