Dancing in squares and gardens!
The route is about 3 km long, lasts about 80 minutes and is of moderate difficulty.

Following it you will meet some of the cultural associations that are active in the old town of Xanthi and have dance groups and rich cultural activity throughout the year!

It will also accompany you to public places and squares, where small feasts are set up during the Old Town Festivals, so it is advisable to follow it in late August-early September. It will also accompany you to mansion gardens or amphitheatrical spots, where you can rest your gaze, while admiring the natural environment within the urban landscape or the beautiful panoramic view of the city and the plain of Xanthi!

02. House with semicircular sachnisi

Brief documentation:

This building, located in the Mitropoleos district, is a multi-photographed house, with its main feature being the semicircular projection or sachnisi. The style of the building is popular, with influences from the architecture of Northern Thrace. The characteristic semicircular sachnisi, which is unique in Xanthi, is similar to ones found in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Also, the building has many windows and a paved inner courtyard on five levels, isolated from the outside. The building was painted with peacocks and flowers on the outside, on the lower side of the sachnisi and with mermaids on the inside.

This residence, with the characteristic semicircular sachnisi, was built in 1897. For the period 2006-2008 it was the temporary headquarters of the cultural association of the city with the acronym PA.KE.THRA. (Cultural Development Center of Thrace), which today is based in another building of the Old Town. Since then, it has been used every year by this active cultural association, only during the Old Town Festivals, which take place in early September.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The house with the characteristic semicircular sachnisi was built in 1897. For the period 2006-2008 it was the temporary headquarters of the cultural association of the city with the acronym PA.KE.THRA. (CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF THRACE). Since then it has been used every year by this cultural association, during the Old Town Festivals.


Elements of architecture:

This building, in the Mitropoleos district, is a multi-photographed house, with its main feature being the semicircular sachnisi. The style of the building is popular, with influences from the architecture of Northern Thrace. The sachnisi, which is unique in Xanthi, is similar to ones found in Plovdiv. Also, the building has many windows and a paved courtyard on five levels, isolated from the outside.


Description of other elements:

The building was painted with peacocks and flowers on the outside, on the lower side of the sachnisi and with mermaids on the inside.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category "C", Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95


Dating (period): Late 19th century


Year of construction: 1897


Monument location: 41.145179, 24.887197


Bibliographic references:

•    Dimitris Mavridis, Houses of Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou – DEAX, Xanthi 2009

•    Dimitris Mavridis, Angelophylaktos Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou, Xanthi 2007


 Address: Stalliou 13


Visitable: No

 

Print
image
Terms Of UsePrivacy StatementCopyright 2024 by Municipality of Xanthi
Back To Top