The squares in the center
Central Square (Square Mayor Mich.Sapka)
The historic Central Square (Mayor Sapka) of Larisa is surrounded by the streets Papanastasiou, Cyprus, Great Alexander and the pedestrian street of Kouma, where is located the courthouse of the city. On the Papanastasiou Street is located the Town Hall while across from the square, in the street of Cyprus, is located the imposing building of the Military Officers Club. The square brings together all kinds of functions, commercial, recreational, cultural and social relations. In front of the courthouse will be completed the "sculpted river" fountain, of the artist Nella Golanda, characteristic artistic element of the square. Statues of important Greek, such as former Mayor Michael Sapka, decorate the various corners of the square.
Square Agamemnon Blana (New Market Square)
The new square of Mayor Agamemnon Blana is located opposite the Archaeological Museum of Larissa and the square of Saint Vissarion, between the roads of Cyprus and Venizelou. In the square of St. Blana after excavation work for creating an underground parking lot, came to light some ancient Christian baths of the 5th century BC. which rose to the surface of the city and incorporated into the square. Today, the antiquities are a dominant element, have been surrounded with greenery and can be visited. Also, inside the church of St. Vissarion, the artist Agenor Asteriadis has painted its hagiographies. In this square, except the church of St. Vissarion, are the building of the Municipal Conservatory and a large fountain.
Post Square (King Ferraiou Square, Ethnarchou Makarios)
The Post Square is undoubtedly the most vibrant city square. In it are located dozens of cafes that host Larisa's citizens every day and many people from other Thessalian capitals. The square is decorated by the "Sculptured River," the big fountain of Larisa by the sculptor Nella Golanda where the waterfalls symbolize the mountain springs of the river Pinios. The spirit of sculptural composition continues in the central fountain of the square, with the reappearance of the water, which will continue supposedly an underground route to the central square (Sapka), thus symbolizing the path made by the river Pinios. In the square is also located the building of medical school (formerly clinic Katsigras CI), while right in front of it lies a sunken courtyard, where take place events and concerts.
Square of Mayor Aristides Lamproulis
The square of the mayor Aristidis Lamproulis is located on the hill of the Fortress. After the discovery of a Byzantine church and the early Christian bath, the square was designed to be in full harmony with the historic Bezesteni and the Basilica of St Achilleus. In the northern part, is the bust of Aristides Lamproulis. In the area of today's square was a popular Wednesday market, which operated all day long. For this reason, today in Larissa, the market operates Wednesday and not Thursday, as the rest of Greece. The square is tiled entirely and beautifully illuminated, while around it there are several bars filled with people, especially during the summer months.
The temples of the city
The tourist city walk can be completed with a tour to the holy temples for prayer and meditation. The churches laid under the H.M. Larissa and Tyrnavos except the protector Saint Achilles is the Church of St. Athanasios, H.T. of St. George, H.T. of St. George of Ioannina, H.T. of Saint Dimitrios, H.T. of St. Thomas, H.T. of St. Constantine and Helen, H.T. of St. 40 Martyrs, Church of St. Peter and Paul, H.T. of St. Trinity, Church of St. Charalambous, Church of Ascension of Christ, Church of Zodochou Fountain, Archangels Church and Church of Prophet Elias.
Apart from these temples there is a variety of other chapels that are either embedded in the temples or exist in various other places in the city, such as hospitals, military units, educational institutions and elsewhere.
The Synagogue of the Jews
The Jewish Community of Larissa, with the millennial historical presence, has a synagogue, located at the intersection of Cyprus street and the Centaurs.
Historical - Folkrore Museum
The Folklore Museum of Larissa, founded in 1974 and is a model of Folklore Historical Museum of the Greek area and shelter for the rich folklore heritage. Today, housed in a new building of high standards in the district Dawn gives you a chance to see artifacts, artwork, a collection of engravings, simple objects of lifestyle of the pro-mechanic and pro-industrial human that illustrate the cultural identity of Larissa and the surrounding area. A special category constituted of unique collection of formwork, stamped fabric and equipment of dyeing workshops of Tirnavos as well as the rich collection of 15th.- early 20th century engravings. The museum also has a remarkable collection of cosmic and ecclesiastical silverware, miniatures, stone carving, woodcraft, metalwork, paintings, pottery, embroidery, textiles and clothing, as well as selected items of rural life and urban household and a number of scientific publications , educational publications and conference proceedings.
Diachronic Museum
The new and modern archaeological museum is located on the hill Mezourlou in an area of ten acres. Here is housed the archaeological treasure of Thessaly - prehistoric, classical and Byzantine - which was studied in the last century by many Greek and European archaeologists. Includes exhibition of prehistoric, classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine antiquities, warehouses and specialized laboratories murals, mosaics, pottery and glass objects, metal sculptures and images. Here relives the story of the Thessalian capital through the stylized stone sculpture (menchir) depicting a female figure prehistoric era, the marble headstone from Larissa relief soldier who was killed at the battle of Tanagra in 457p.Ch. and many other of the major exhibits.
Archaeological Museum - GENI JAMI
The Archaeological Museum of Larissa housed in the mosque of Yeni Mosque, built in the late 19th century. and was donated by Queen Olga to the remaining Muslims in the city of Larissa. It is the newest of the mosques of the city and the only one that survives today. The artifacts displayed in the only hall of the mosque. The museum features a permanent exhibition, which contains exhibits of Paleolithic, Neolithic, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman collections. Inbound visitors in the museum faces the windows with exhibits from different periods, while exactly opposite, on the other side of the hall has exposed the impressive Neolithic menhirs type column. The central area of the room occupied by two rows of windows. The inner row of display cases containing finds from the prehistoric to the Archaic Period, although the position given by the prehistoric finds from the region of Larissa, and Archaic finds from the important tumuli cemetery of St. George Larissa. The outside row of display cases containing clay and bronze vases Classical and Hellenistic periods, giving the visitor a picture of the skills of the Thessalians artists.
Municipal Gallery "Katsigra Museum"
The Municipal Gallery of Larissa "George Katsigras Museum" was founded in 1983 to accommodate the 750 paintings from the 19th and 20th century which was donated by George Katsigras to the city as well as 410 sculptures, paintings and engravings that he had acquired in the meantime. The collection includes fine examples of 19th century painting in oils, watercolors, drawings, etchings. The collection Katsigras has been evaluated by experts, art historians and artists as the best and most important collection after the collection of the National Gallery and the Koutlidis collection. Also in the collection is included the furnishing of the office of the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann constructed on designs by Ziller.
As an intellectual core of creation and search, organizes occasional exhibitions contributing to the aesthetic and artistic education of the public of the city and the region. The building of the gallery, which opened in 2003,is located in the district of Neapolis and beyond the exhibition space includes a bookstore of art publications, well-equipped auditorium, photo lab and other facilities.
Municipal Library
The Public Library of Larissa was launched in 2005 and housed on the first floor of the Cultural Centre "Hatzigiannio." This is a pleasant and friendly place where people can read in the reading room, borrow books and get information. The library collection was enriched with books from donors of the city such as M. M Papaioannou, G. Katsigras, D. Hatzigiannis and others. It has books from all fields of knowledge like literature, history, philosophy, and rare editions of books of 1920 to 1950. There is also a children's section for the little ones with the best modern book editions. Borrowing books is done in an easy enough way as long as the person concerned has along his identification card.
The Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Larissa aims to continuously enrich the library with new and interesting books that will cover the needs of all citizens. Furthermore the partitioning of films on DVD, of foreign and Greek cinema, is on the immediate plans of the Organization.
Public Central Library "Konstantinos Kumas"
The first actions towards creating a library in Larissa start in 1891, ten years after the liberation of Thessaly from the Turks. In the late 1939 by decision of the Municipal Council is decided the establishment of the Municipal Library ,while 33 years later, in 1972 the municipal library is reserved of the Ministry of Culture, becomes public and is transferred to a rented building that is housed until today. The library's collection currently amounts to 60,000 volumes of books from various categories like arts, social sciences, religion, language, social sciences,etc. Borrowing books is on the first floor of the building with borrowing tab for each user. From the borroing material are excluded some rare books, old editions, magazines and newspapers. The library wanting to support schools where there are no school libraries implements the establishment and operation of these lenders. Furthermore in the library operates the State Information Centre, which aims to better serve the public by providing free access to the Internet to search for information.
The Free Workshop of Fine and Applied Arts of Art Gallery of Larissa - Museum Katsigra was founded in April 1986 by the Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa - Museum Katsigra.
The purpose of Free Workshop is to organize every creative effort of young people who are involved in the arts and those who find pleasure in artistic creation. The courses last for eight months every year (October - May). Holidays and public holidays of public schools are followed.
Enrolment is in September (usually until 20 / 9). Working hours: 11:00-13:00 pm and 6:00-9:00 pm from Monday through Friday.
The operating hours of the secretary during school year are: Tuesday to Friday 6:00-9:00 pm and Saturday morning 10:00-13:00 pm.
Address: 2nd of George Papandreou Avenue, ZIP code 41334, Neapoli
Telephone: 2410 670496
The cost of registration is 15 EUR regardless of division. For students attending more than one division, the registration is common (one). When someone attends two divisions simultaneously there is a discount of 10%, to the second member of a family a discount of 10%, while to the third member the tuition is free. During the educational year of the Free Workshop take place various events.
At the Free Workshop the following divisions exist: