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Ouranoupoli, GR
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The Prosforios Tower is located next to the Ouranoupoli port and is the largest and best preserved tower in Chalkidiki.
Formerly a dependency of the Vatopedi Monastery, it most likely belonged to a larger building complex. In 1924, the Tower sheltered refugees from Asia Minor after the population exchange, while in 1928 it was inhabited by Sydney and Joyce Locke, who revived the art of weaving in Ouranoupoli, providing refugee women with an additional income strand.
The varied structure of the Tower is due to the fact that it was completed in three different phases: Byzantine, Ottoman and modern. On the ground floor, visitors will find an exhibition featuring antiquities from Chalkidiki, while the upper floor is dedicated to the Ouranoupoli refugees and the Lockes, who provided inhabitants with humanitarian aid for 50 years.
Directions
63075, Ouranoupoli, Chalkidiki
On foot
It is located in the center of Ouranoupoli
By bus
By the Chalkidiki KTEL bus, get off at the stop next to the monument
By car
2 hours from Thessaloniki
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
Closed
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
Contact
Prosforios Tower, Ouranoupoli
Τ: +30 23770 71651
Ephorate of Antiquities of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos
Τ: +30 23710 22060, +30 23760 51283, +30 2310 285163
Ε: efachagor@culture.gr
