Fonias Tower
Fonias Tower is a castle in Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Fonias Tower is situated nearby to the village Therma.Photo: Chris Kar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Therma.
Therma
Village
Photo: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Therma, also known as Loutra, is a village located on the northern side of the Greek island of Samothrace, in the northern Aegean Sea. As of 2021, Therma had a permanent population of 83. Therma is situated 4½ km west of Fonias Tower.
Fonias Tower
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower in Samothrace, Greece
- Categories: tower, archaeological site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.49275° or 40° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
25.65727° or 25° 39′ 26″ eastInception
1431Open location code
8GG7FMV4+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1287033086OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q38283601
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Fonias Tower” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος του Φονιά”
- Greek: “Πύργος Φονιά”
- Turkish: “Fonias Kulesi”
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