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!

61. Shop and house - Mikro café

Brief documentation:

he building on 3 Maletsidou Street was built at an unknown date. This two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the time called "Elysia".
The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by a series of large openings, in the form of a showcase, but also by the pilasters with false surfaces between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also, the stepped cornices impress on the first floor along with the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated band on the cornice under the roof.
The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

 The building on Maletsidou 3 was built at an unknown date. The two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the t“me "El”sia".


Elements of architecture:

 The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by the series of large openings and by the false pilasters between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also impressive on the first floor are the stepped cornices and the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated line on the cornice under the roof.


Description of other elements:

The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.


Purpose - Use: Residenc,e Commercial space


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


Dating (period): Unknown


Year of construction: Unknown


Location of the monument: 41.142097388835765, 24.88750259592795


Bibliographic references

•   Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 79  


 Address: Maletsidou 3


Visitable: Yes

 

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