The circular tower of Thymonia is located in the SE. part of the island, a short distance from Aliki and the coastal farmhouse and tower of Schidi. It is the largest tower on the island, located on top of a limestone hill, and seems to dominate the surrounding fertile plain. No excavation research has been carried out on the tower to date, but the impressive number of architectural members found throughout the area surrounding it, testifies both to its great original height and to the attractive possibility of its restoration and utilization.
Today we can see its entrance equipped with an expository relief triangle as well as the remains of other buildings in its periphery, an indication that it must be 'registered' in a wider rectangular building complex, possibly a farmhouse of relatively small area. It probably dates to the Late Archaic and Early Classic periods.
In Thassos, there are few excavated farmhouses and some, like the one in Marmaromandra, next to the ancient town, do not seem to belong to the type of farmhouse with a tower. We know such from many regions of Attica and the Cyclades. Coexistence of farmhouses with a tower and others without, -something that is obviously related to its function/destination- we also observe elsewhere, such as, for example, in the Black Sea. Probably the Tower of Thymonia was related to the protection of the quarries and mines of Thassos which were located in the neighboring Aliki.
Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou