Vrasna Tower
Vrasna Tower is a castle in Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Vrasna Tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site Akanthos, as well as near the church Ι.Κ.Ν. Γενεσίου Θεοτόκου.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akanthos.
Akanthos
Archaeological site
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akanthos was an ancient Greek city on the Athos peninsula, on the narrow neck of land between the sacred mountain and the mainland, to the northwest of the Xerxes Canal. Akanthos is situated 300 metres east of Vrasna Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ierissos and Nea Roda.
Ierissos
Photo: Αλέξανδρος, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ierissos is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. It is located 115 km from Thessaloniki, and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or Mount Athos.
Nea Roda
Village
Photo: Chryspan, Public domain.
Nea Roda is a village 115 km southeast of Thessaloniki, on the narrowest point of the Athos peninsula in the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos, Chalkidiki, Greece. Nea Roda is situated 4 km east of Vrasna Tower.
Gomati
Village
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gomati is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Vrasna Tower.
Vrasna Tower
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.39417° or 40° 23′ 39″ northLongitude
23.88178° or 23° 52′ 54″ eastInception
1259Open location code
8GG59VVJ+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8886796795OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Vrasna Tower” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Κουτσακίου”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ι.Κ.Ν. Γενεσίου Θεοτόκου and Ierissos Beach.
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