In the neighborhoods of Agios Vlasios and Agios Georgios
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. In it, the visitor will discover the influence of the Greek Orthodox community on the urban fabric of old Xanthi.

Focusing on the two Orthodox churches of Agios Vlasios and Agios Georgios, two homonymous districts were developed, with buildings of rich tobacco merchants, who benefited the two churches respectively. These neighborhoods were inhabited by members of the rising class of tobacco merchants, who built large mansions such as the Michaloglou Mansions, the Karabetsis Mansion with its painted exterior decoration and the majestic Mansion of Hilmi Pasha.

The development of these districts around religious and at the same time social centers, in a multicultural regime, led to the diverse urban landscape that the visitor will encounter. The route starts from shops that existed in the commercial part of these districts, passes by mansions, such as the mansion of Hamdi Bey, and ends by highlighting various points around G. Ladas or Antikas Square.

77. Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Brief documentation:

The Chapel dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located at the beginning of Markou Botsari Street in the old town of Xanthi. It is located in the district of Agios Georgios and right next to this church. The chapel celebrates every year on September 8 and is open 24 hours a day.
The Chapel has been formed as an opening under the plateau on which the church is built, as the level is sloping in this area. At this point, the stonework with which the plateau of the church was formed is evident. Above the entrance to the Chapel there is a wooden lintel, while a decorative semicircular arch is formed.
On either side of the arch there are simple neoclassical decoration elements of the façade of the space, with false pilasters and false capitals and a cornice that divides the façade into two zones. There is also a stepped cornice at the end of the façade as decoration.
A newer addition is the fountain on the right side of the entrance to the chapel with a stone dolphin as a decorative motif.


Category of thematic interest:  RELIGIOUS INTEREST


History:

he Chapel dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located at the beginning of Markou Botsari Street in the old town of Xanthi. It is located in the district of Agios Georgios and right next to this church. The chapel celebrates every year on September 8 and is open 24 hours a day.
6. Elements of architecture    classical decoration elements of the façade of the space, with false pilasters and false capitals and a cornice that divides the façade into two zones. There is also a stepped cornice at the end of the façade as decoration.


Elements of architecture:

The Chapel has been formed as an opening under the plateau on which the church is built, as the level is sloping in this area. At this point, the stonework with which the plateau of the church was formed is evident. Above the entrance to the Chapel there is a wooden lintel, while a decorative semicircular arch is formed. On either side of the arch there are simple neo


Description of other elements:

A newer addition is the fountain on the right side of the entrance to the chapel with a stone dolphin as a decorative motif.


Purpose - Use: Church building


Characterization: overnment Gazette 612Β/30-4-1976 and Government Gazette 661/Β/17-5-1976, Government Gazette 1097 Δ/14.12-1995


Dating (period): Unknown


Year of construction: Unknown


Location of the monument: 41.14205397439851, 24.886677717196218


Bibliographic references:

•    "Churches, Monasteries and Chapels of the Old Town", Thomas Exarchou, Old Town Celebrations, 2000
•    "The Churches of Old Xanthi", Georgios Tsigaras, Municipal Development Enterprise of Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou, 2008


 Address: Markou Botsari


Visitable: Yes

 

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