Summary:

The Tower of Marianna – one of the few tower houses in the countryside of Lesvos that still survives – a rare example of traditional folk architecture, still stands boldly, "alive" in the ravages of abandonment and time. Three visits to the Tower emphasize issues of memory and management of the local cultural heritage. Through the eyes of visitors, the Tower appears as a symbol around which multiple meanings are organized regarding intimacy, kinship relationships, festive sociability, friendship, death and life itself.