Prosforios Tower, Ouranoupoli
The Byzantine Prosforios Tower at the harbour of Ouranoupoli, the largest and best-preserved tower in Chalkidiki, houses a small museum.
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About the museum
The Prosforios Tower, formerly a metochion (dependency) of the Vatopedi monastery, lies beside the harbour of Ouranoupoli and is the largest and best-preserved tower in Chalkidiki. It probably originally belonged to a wider building complex and was completed in three phases: the Byzantine, the Ottoman and the more recent.
In 1924 the tower housed refugees from Asia Minor after the population exchange. In 1928 the couple Sydney and Joyce Loke moved into it; they revived the art of weaving in Ouranoupoli, secured an additional income for the refugee women and provided humanitarian assistance to the residents for 50 whole years.
On the ground floor, antiquities from Chalkidiki are displayed, while the upper floor is dedicated to the refugees of Ouranoupoli and to the Loke couple. According to the Ephorate of Antiquities, the tower remains temporarily closed due to restoration works.
Highlights
- The largest and best-preserved tower in Chalkidiki
- Antiquities from Chalkidiki on the ground floor
- Exhibition on the refugees of Ouranoupoli and the Loke couple
- Building of three phases: Byzantine, Ottoman and later
Permanent exhibition
- Μόνιμη έκθεση: αρχαιότητες της Χαλκιδικής και πρόσφυγες της Ουρανούπολης – Antiquities from Chalkidiki on the ground floor and an exhibition on the refugees of Ouranoupoli and the Loke couple on the upper floor.
- Operated by
- Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Χαλκιδικής και Αγίου Όρους
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Free admission for children and young people up to 25 years from EU countries and for children up to 18 years from non-EU countries, upon presentation of identity card or passport. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for persons with disabilities and, where the disability is 67% or more, for one companion. |
Free admission: Free admission on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Στάση ΚΤΕΛ δίπλα στον πύργο
Intercity bus (KTEL) Chalkidiki, with a stop beside the monument.
The tower is in the centre of Ouranoupoli, beside the harbour; by car it is 2 hours from Thessaloniki.
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