The Tower of Agios Petros on Andros

Agios Petros Tower on Andros is a very impressive building believed to have been built in the Hellenistic era, several hundred years Before the Common Era. The tower is about 20 meters high and has a diameter of almost 10 metres at the base. A spiral staircase led up to at least five floors. It is built in schist from Andros. The tower was probably used to overlook the sea surrounding Andros so they could discover pirates and other enemies approaching Andros by ship.

The twenty meter high Agios Petros Tower.

There is a small church with the same name next to the tower.

Agios Petros tower and Agios Petros church.

Icons inside the small church of Agios Petros.

The entrance to the tower resembles the Lion Gate in Mycenae on the Greek mainland.

The grand entrance to Agios Petros tower.

The interior of Agios Petros Tower.

It is not easy to photograph the entire tower from the inside as it is so wide.

After your visit at Agios Petros Tower, you can drive down to the nice sandy beach of Agios Petros Beach for a cooling swim. It is about five kilometers down to Agios Petros beach from Agios Petros tower. The tower is located between Gavrio (3 km) and Batsi (7 km).

The beach of Agios Petros seen from the tower of Agios Petros.

Similar watchtowers can be found on other Greek islands. Naxos is probably the island with most well-preserved towers. Read about the watchtowers on Naxos here »

WHAT YOU MUST NOT MISS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AREA

Don't miss Agios Petros beach, which you can read about here »

Read more about Andros here »