Tower of Markellos — Attraction in Municipality of Aegina

We took a train from Syntagma Metro Station to Piraeus Metro Station in the morning and boarded a ferry bound for Aegina Island at the Port of Piraeus. Highlights of Aegina Island included:

CLUSTER A Port of Aegina (incl. huge anchor) Chapel of St. Nicholas

CLUSTER B Avra Beach Temple of Apollo Archaeological Museum of Aegina Kolona Beach

CLUSTER C Perdika Village Moni Island Perdika Beach

CLUSTER D Aegina Old Town Umbrellas of Aegina Tower of Markellos Panagitsa Beach Church Isodia Theotokou Aegina Marina Fish Market Pistachio ice cream

Here are some photos of the Tower...

A typical fortified mansion of the late Venetian era (late 17th century). It has been kept in use ever since and has thus been well upkept. In the early 19th century, it belonged to a local prefect and revolutionary named Markellos, who most likely renovated it and has thus since bore his name. It served as an administrative building for the revolutionary leadership and for the early Hellenic Republic, and it still does. A short and certainly interesting visit for those with a soft spot for towers and buildings of historical and...

The area and the tower itself seems to be abandoned. Although it bears a history of more than 2 centuries and is connected to the War of Independence (1821). If not a private property, it is responsibility of the Ministry of Culture or the local municipality to maintain it and have it as the venue for various activities e.g. exhibitions, small concerts during warm, summer evenings etc. In other words, the big picture of the monument is definitely not good...