Tower

In the olive groves near Ambeliko on Lesbos, a square stone tower rises above the trees, a weathered survivor of the Byzantine era. Built in 1830, it served as both a fortified farmstead and a refuge, its thick walls offering shelter and defence against raiders in a countryside where such watch posts were a familiar sight. Today the upper storeys are lost, leaving a quiet ruin whose worn stonework carries the weight of generations. Standing here, you sense the vigilance that once shaped daily life on this island.