Genoa (Perchinska) tower is one of the main attractions of the city of New Athos. It is located on ulitsa Lakoba, near seaside Park. Genoese tower is the only surviving to the present day structure of the coastline fortifications of the ancient capital of the Principality Abasgia and Abkhazian Kingdom Anakopia, trading and port city, which existed here from IV to XVII century and abandoned by the locals after the capture by the Turks.

Perchinska the tower was erected in the XI – XII century and protected the city from the sea. In XIX century the monks was attached to the construction of two-storey hotel for wealthy pilgrims who came to new Athos Orthodox monastery of St. Simon the Canaanite monastery. In 1888, this hotel has hosted famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov, and in 1922 – Russian Soviet writer K. G. Paustovsky and Russian playwright I. E. Babel. During the Soviet years, the tower was part of one of the buildings of the sanatorium "Abkhazia".

Low Genoese tower is a surviving fragment of the defensive fortifications. XI-XIII century, Its façade was designed in the form of a trapezoid and has only two Windows. Faced with the tower of roughly shaped limestone rock. Until today very well preserved masonry towers. During the restoration of the wall structure had been partially restored from the old brick, which was taken from the ruins of a building destroyed during the civil war in 1992-1993 G.

As a result of the rehabilitation works Genoese tower received a completely new roofing, and interior finish with a beautiful wrought-iron chandelier, made in the medieval style. Inside the tower are preserved floors that had been laid centuries ago. During the war of 1992-1993 soldiers burned it fires. Soot was carefully cleaned, the surface is polished and coated with protective varnish. But despite this, on the floor you can still see the remaining traces from the fire.