Mon, Apr 20, 2020
The tower was built in 1374 and by the monks of Dochiariou Monastery, acting as a focal point and defense for the dependency of the same name. A characteristic feature is the cross formed of tiles set into the masonry of the southern wall, which confirms the ownership of the tower. It still exists today to a height of about 15m. The tower of Mariana served as a center of residence and defense of the estate of Dochiariou monastery. It was probably surrounded by a wall that surrounded the hill as well as the chapel, part of which survives to about 150 meters. In the course of the years – from the 16th century onwards – it became a Turkish settlement – until 1912. There was a time when in the tower, a Turk named Eriff Tselepis, was installed and robbed the passers-by.
It is one of the most beautiful examples of Byzantine towers in Halkidiki, for the construction of which beside the stone from the adjacent quarry (still works today) a number of ceramics and ancient architectural members were used from the ruins of ancient Olynthos. Today it is preserved at a height of about 12 meters and 3 floors.