Folklore Museum of Veroia, Veria

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The Folklore Museum of Veroia is located in Veroia, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located in the city center, behind the cathedral. It is housed in the Sarafoglou Residence, a large town-house that was built in the eighteenth century near the Church of Christ, with many rooms and a considerable amount of ornamentation. ()

Coordinates: 40°31'18"N, 22°12'14"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Archaeological Museum of Veroia, Byzantine Museum of Veroia, Twin Hamam, Old Metropolis.

0.6 miN
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Veroia, Veria
15 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Veroia is one of the most important archaeological museums in Macedonia, Greece. The museum was established in 1965 in a building constructed especially for the purpose in Elia, one of the loveliest parts of the town. Finds from the Palaeolithic to the Ottoman period are displayed in its three halls.
~940 ftS
Museum
Byzantine Museum of Veroia, Veria
5 min walk • The Byzantine Museum of Veroia is a museum in Greece, which opened in 2002. It is housed in the old Markos mill, adjacent to the city walls of Veroia in Central Macedonia, Greece, on the boundary of the listed quarter of Kyriotissa.
~540 ftSW
Baths
Twin Hamam, Veria
3 min walk • The Twin Hamam of Tuzcu Sinan Bey are an Ottoman bathhouse in the northern Greek city of Veria. The baths were built by Tuzcu Sinan Bey at an unknown date, but at any rate before 1640, when it is recorded that repairs were undertaken. They are located in the centre of the city, and continued to function as a bathhouse until 1935.
~630 ftNW
Church
Old Metropolis, Veria
4 min walk • The Old Metropolis is an early 11th-century Byzantine basilica, dedicated to Saint Paul, that during the Ottoman period of the city became an Ottoman mosque as the Hünkar Mosque, in the northern Greek city of Veria.
~1420 ftSW
Mosque
Medrese Mosque, Veria
7 min walk • The Medrese Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the northern Greek city of Veria. The mosque occupies the site of the Byzantine church of St. Paul, on the southern part of the city, outside the city wall. After they conquered the city in 1430, the Ottomans converted the church into the Mosque of Musa Çelebi.
~810 ftW
Mosque
Orta Mosque, Veria
4 min walk • The Orta Mosque is a late 15th-century Ottoman mosque in the northern Greek city of Veria. Built in 1490, the mosque is "one of the most notable specimens of Ottoman architecture" in the city. As its Turkish name indicates, it is in the centre of the city, between the Kentriki, Leonidou and Themistokleous streets.
~720 ftS
Mosque
Mahmud Çelebi Mosque, Veria
4 min walk • The Mahmud Çelebi Mosque or Boyali Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the northern Greek city of Veria, Greece. The mosque was built on the southern city wall of old Veria, and lies next to the city's Byzantine Museum. One of the city's five dervish lodges was situated to its south in Ottoman times, probably the one known as Baba Tekke.
0.9 miN
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Veria Stadium, Veria
22 min walk • Veria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Veria, Greece. It is used for football matches, and is the home stadium of NFC Veria. It was built in 1925 by members of music and gymnastics association Megas Alexandros. The stadium holds about 7,000. It is situated 1.5 kilometres off the city centre.

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Which popular attractions are close to Folklore Museum of Veroia?

Nearby attractions include Twin Hamam, Veria (3 min walk), Old Metropolis, Veria (4 min walk), Mahmud Çelebi Mosque, Veria (4 min walk), Orta Mosque, Veria (4 min walk).