A walking guide to Kozani city centre

Nikis Square is Kozani’s central square and a straightforward place to begin a city-centre walk. Streets named in a central pedestrian-movement study include Eirinis pedestrian street and Lassani Square, as well as Dimokratias, Davaki, Tsiminaki and Ermou streets.

Use the square as your orientation point, then choose a route that takes in a mansion or museum before looping back through the centre. The named streets give you options for moving through the central area, but they do not establish a single prescribed walking route.

Archontiko Lassani is a historic mansion in central Kozani, and the building is closely connected to the city’s map collection. The Municipal Map Library is housed in the Georgios Lassanis Mansion at Lassani Square, where its permanent exhibition, “Kozani in the World of Maps,” focuses on the city in cartographic context.

For background on the mansion itself, read what to know before visiting Archontiko Lassani. From Lassani Square, you can continue on to one of the city’s museums or return toward Nikis Square.

Kozani’s museums offer distinct ways to explore local history, archaeology and cartography. Choose one or more according to your interests, and check opening details before setting out.

Archaeological Collection of Kozani

The Archaeological Collection is at 8 Dimokratias Street in a two-storey neoclassical building known as Katsikas House. Its finds span the Prehistoric period through Roman times.

The Ministry of Culture gives its hours as 08:30–15:30 in both the winter season, from 1 November to 31 March, and the summer season, from 1 April to 31 October, with admission at €5.

The last admission to museums is 20 minutes before closing, and most museums and collections close on Tuesdays; confirm details with the museum. The collection has ramp access with a lift and an accessible toilet.

History, Folklore and Natural History Museum

At 9 Ionos Dragoumi Street, this museum was founded in 1969 by the Literary and Arts Association of Kozani Prefecture. Its exhibitions cover folklore, natural history, archaeology and history, art, stamps and radio. The museum’s official site gives weekday opening hours as 08:30–14:00.

Municipal Map Library

At Lassani Square, the Municipal Map Library’s permanent exhibition, “Kozani in the World of Maps,” gives the city’s cartographic heritage its own stop. For more on the collection, see how to visit the Cartographic Museum in Kozani.

For a shorter walk, pair Nikis Square with Archontiko Lassani and the Municipal Map Library. If you want a broader museum visit, add the Archaeological Collection or the History, Folklore and Natural History Museum, keeping their different schedules in mind.

Museum schedules and fees can change, so check the official site before you go. The Ministry of Culture advises confirming details with the museum.

Aliakmon Hotel is about a three-minute walk from Kozani city centre, making it easy to begin a central walk from Nikis Square.

What is Kozani’s central square called?

The central square is Nikis Square, also known as Victory Square.

What can you see at the Archaeological Collection of Kozani?

The collection displays finds from the Prehistoric period through Roman times in Katsikas House, a two-storey neoclassical building.

Where is the Municipal Map Library?

It is housed in the Georgios Lassanis Mansion at Lassani Square and has a permanent exhibition titled “Kozani in the World of Maps.”

When is the Archaeological Collection open?

Its hours are 08:30–15:30 in both seasonal periods. Most museums and collections close on Tuesdays, so confirm details before visiting.