Tripodes, Naxos, Cyclades,South Aegean
Tower of Vivlos
or Tower of Agios Georgios
| Location: |
| On a rock 500m SW of the village Tripodes or Vivlos in southern Naxos island, next to a chapel of Agios Georgios |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| South Aegean Cyclades | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Naxos • Tripodes | |
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Elevation ≈ 120 m (Relative Height≈12 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Early 17th century | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
In Ruins
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Remains of a tower on a rock 500m SW of the village Tripodes (or Vivlos), next to a chapel dedicated to Saint George.
It is believed that this is the small tower mentioned in documents of 1638 and 1646 as the tower built in Tripodes area by a certain Venetian named Giacomo da Corogna.
The small size of the tower and its positioning lead to the hypothesis that this was primarily a defensive tower and not a mansion. Its role must have been the defense of the fertile region south of Tripodes called “Kechrees” and, perhaps, the protection of a much larger tower-house around 100m to the east (the “tower of Ga”, not included yet in this site).
| First entry in Kastrologos: | November 2017 |
Sources
- Website tripodes naxou - Ο Πύργος του Άη -Γιώργη
- ΙΩΑΝΝΑ ΣΠΗΛΙΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ – ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΣ ΚΩΤΣΑΚΗΣ , «ΟΙ ΠΥΡΓΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΟΧΥΡΩΜΕΝΕΣ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΙΕΣ ΤΩΝ ΝΗΣΙΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΥ (14ος-19ος αι.)» και online, page 218
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