Coastal Tower
Coastal Tower is a tower in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Coastal Tower is situated nearby to the church Καθολικό Αναλήψεως του Χριστού, as well as near Αγιος Αντώνιος.- Type: Tower
- Description: Mount Athos
- Also known as: “Coastal Tower of Esfigmenou” and “Esphigmenou Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milutin Tower, Hilandar and St Savas Tower.
Milutin Tower, Hilandar
Tower
Milutin Tower or Tower of the Horseman is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Stefan Milutin, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. Milutin Tower, Hilandar is situated 1½ km west of Coastal Tower.
St Savas Tower
Tower
Photo: Antidiskriminator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Sava Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint Sava, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. St Savas Tower is situated 2 km southwest of Coastal Tower.
St George Tower
Tower
Saint George Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint George, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. St George Tower is situated 2 km southwest of Coastal Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hilandar Monastery and Zograf Monastery.
Hilandar Monastery
Locality
The Hilandar Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian Orthodox monastery there. It is ranked fourth in the Athonite hierarchy of 20 sovereign monasteries.
Zograf Monastery
Locality
Photo: Georgid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in the North Aegean region of Greece. Zograf Monastery is situated 6 km south of Coastal Tower.
Vatopedi monastery
Locality
Photo: Asgozzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th and 19th centuries. Vatopedi monastery is situated 8 km southeast of Coastal Tower.
Coastal Tower
- Categories: defensive tower and building
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.35292° or 40° 21′ 11″ northLongitude
24.13858° or 24° 8′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8GG6943Q+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 1313767921OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q110066657
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Coastal Tower” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Есфигменска кула”
- Greek: “Επιθαλάσσιος Πύργος Εσφιγμένου”
- Greek: “Επιθαλάσσιος Πύργος”
- Turkish: “Esfigmenou Kulesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Καθολικό Αναλήψεως του Χριστού and Αγιος Αντώνιος.
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