Longos mansion, Thessaloniki

Name: Longos mansion
Address: Thessaloniki, Greece

#87 among attractions in Thessaloniki

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The Longos mansion, also known as the Red house due to its red brick exterior, is a three-storey house in Agias Sofias Square in the center of Thessaloniki. It was designed in 1926 by architect Leonardo Gennari for the family of Grigorios Longos, a wealthy textile industrialist from Naousa, in the Neobyzantine style. ()

Local name: Μέγαρο Λόγγου Coordinates: 40°37'59"N, 22°56'43"E

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Θεσσαλονίκη (Διαγώνιος)Thessaloniki Greece

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Longos mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tsimiski Street, Hagios Demetrios, Aristotelous Square, Hagia Sophia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Longos mansion?

Nearby attractions include Agias Sofias Square, Thessaloniki (1 min walk), Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki (3 min walk), Baptistery of St. John the Baptist, Thessaloniki (3 min walk), Museum for the Macedonian Struggle, Thessaloniki (5 min walk).

How to get to Longos mansion by public transport?

The nearest stations to Longos mansion:

Bus

Αγιασ Σοφιασ • Lines: 10, 11, 12, 14, 27, 2Κ, 33, 33A, 6 (4 min walk)
Μητροπολη • Lines: 33, 33A, 6 (4 min walk)

Metro

Αγίας Σοφίας • Lines: Βασική Γραμμή Μετρό, Γραμμή Μετρό Καλαμαριάς (4 min walk)
Βενιζέλου • Lines: Βασική Γραμμή Μετρό, Γραμμή Μετρό Καλαμαριάς (9 min walk)

Ferry

Thessaloniki (18 min walk)

Train

Thessaloniki Railway Station (31 min walk)
Thessaloniki Freight Station (32 min walk)