Vlach Folklore Museum, Serres

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The Vlach Folklore Museum is located in the three-story building in the center of Serres, in Greece's Macedonia region. The museum houses an educational wing on the ground floor, a recreation of a typical Aromanian house on the first floor and exhibition space on the second floor. The museum also showcases the lifestyle of Aromanian culture from childbirth through careers and wedding traditions. This includes children's toys and a sarmanitsa. A family is shown gathered at dinner time as well as one of the most important moments in the life of an Aromanian, the wedding together with the presentation of the dowry. ()

Coordinates: 41°5'25"N, 23°32'30"E

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Vlach Folklore Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sarakatsani Folklore Museum, Hadzilia Folklore and Ethnological Museum, Zincirli Mosque, Serres Ecclesiastical Museum.

0.7 miE
Museum
Sarakatsani Folklore Museum, Serres
19 min walk • The Sarakatsani Folklore Museum is a museum dedicated to the history and traditions of the Sarakatsani group native to northern Greek Macedonia. The museum was established in Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece in 1979. The present structure dates to 1997 and was purpose-built to house it.
0.5 miE
Museum
Hadzilia Folklore and Ethnological Museum, Serres
14 min walk • The Hadzilia Folklore and Ethnological Museum is a private museum in the northern Greek city of Serres, a collection built up over twenty years, which opened in June 1998.
0.6 miE
Mosque
Zincirli Mosque, Serres
17 min walk • The Zincirli Mosque, officially Zinzirli Mosque, is a historical mosque in the city of Serres in northern Greece. The mosques is located in the southwestern corner of the city.
0.5 miNE
Museum
Serres Ecclesiastical Museum, Serres
13 min walk • The Serres Ecclesiastical Museum occupies the second floor of the Diocesan Headquarters in the town of Serres in northern Greece. It displays a collection of sacerdotal objects which come mainly from the local Monastery of St John the Baptist and from churches within the Metropolitanate of Serres and Nigrita.
0.7 miNE
Church
Saints Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates Church, Serres
18 min walk • Saints Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates Church, or commonly known Saints Theodoroi is the old Byzantine Cathedral of the city of Serres in northern Greece. It was built in 1124 and is dedicated to Theodore of Amasea and Theodore Stratelates.
0.4 miE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Serres, Serres
11 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Serres is located in the old centre of Serres, a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is housed in the city's Ottoman-era bedesten a fifteenth-century building in Eleftherias Square.
~830 ftS
Archaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Sirra, Serres
5 min walk • Sirra or was an ancient Greek polis located in Thrace, in the region between the river Strymon and the river Nestos. The city ethnic name was or and its territory was called. Sirra was located in the territory of the Odomantes.
0.9 miE
Mosque
Mehmet Bey Mosque, Serres
24 min walk • The Mehmet Bey Mosque, locally also known as Hagia Sophia, is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in the city of Serres in northern Greece. The mosque was built by the eponymous Mehmet Bey in 1492/93. Mehmet was a son-in-law of Sultan Bayezid II, having married the princess Seldjuk Hatun.
0.5 miE
Library
Central Public Library of Serres, Serres
13 min walk • Central Public Library of Serres is a public library located in Serres, Macedonia, Greece. It was founded in 1952. It is administered by the Ministry of Education, Religion, Culture and Sports.
0.5 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Serres Municipal Stadium, Serres
12 min walk • The Serres Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Serres, Greece.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Panserraikos and Ethnikos Gazoros.The stadium holds 9,500, was built in 1926 and renovated numerous times.
1.2 miSE
Universities and schools
Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Serres
32 min walk • The University of Applied Sciences of Central Macedonia / Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia was a higher-educational institute supervised by the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Vlach Folklore Museum?

Nearby attractions include Sirra, Serres (5 min walk), Archaeological Museum of Serres, Serres (11 min walk), Serres Ecclesiastical Museum, Serres (13 min walk), Central Public Library of Serres, Serres (13 min walk).

How to get to Vlach Folklore Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Vlach Folklore Museum:

Bus

KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Serres (23 min walk)
ΚΤΕΛ Σερρών (23 min walk)

Train

Serres Railway Station (30 min walk)