Tower of Orfanos
Tower of Orfanos is a castle in Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval tower
- Also known as: “Gomati Tower”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gomati and Megali Panagia.
Gomati
Village
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gomati is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Tower of Orfanos.
Megali Panagia
Megali Panagia and Paleochori, Neochori, Arnea are villages in Greece, about 80 km from Thessaloniki. In the past the village of Megali Panagia was named Revenikia.Pirgadikia
Village
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyrgadikia is a Greek village in the Chalkidiki peninsula. It is located in the south-eastern part of Chalkidiki, built on the coast of Siggitikos Bay. Pirgadikia is situated 9 km south of Tower of Orfanos.
Tower of Orfanos
- Categories: tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.41402° or 40° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
23.75351° or 23° 45′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8GG5CQ73+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8886805165OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q101057063
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Tower of Orfanos” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Орфанска кула”
- German: “Orfanos Turm”
- Greek: “Πύργος Γοματίου”
- Greek: “Πύργος Ορφανού”
- Macedonian: “Гоматска кула”
- Macedonian: “Орфанска кула”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Γοματιανός and Kakavos.
Nearby Places
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