The Tourlitis Lighthouse is built on the small rock island Tourlitis in the port bay of the city of Andros on the Cycladic island Andros . Since its renovation in 1990, it has been one of the city's main attractions. The lighthouse was built in 1897 on the Tourlitis rock about 200 meters northeast of the Venetian fort. The location on an isolated rock is unique in Greece. The tower can be reached via a staircase cut in the rock. After the destruction in 1943 during a German air raid it replaced from 1950 by a simple scaffolding tower the lighthouse. The couple Alexandros and Marietta...

The Tourlitis Lighthouse is built on the small rock island Tourlitis in the port bay of the city of Andros on the Cycladic island Andros . Since its renovation in 1990, it has been one of the city's main attractions. The lighthouse was built in 1897 on the Tourlitis rock about 200 meters northeast of the Venetian fort. The location on an isolated rock is unique in Greece. The tower can be reached via a staircase cut in the rock. After the destruction in 1943 during a German air raid it replaced from 1950 by a simple scaffolding tower the lighthouse. The couple Alexandros and Marietta Goulandris supported the faithful new building in the 1990s financially. The tower was built of light natural stones with white gallery and lantern. The height is seven meters. The light height is 19 meters. Its identifier is two white flashes every 15 seconds, the range is six nautical miles .