The Municipal Folklore Museum of Trikala

The Municipal Folklore Museum of Trikala was founded in 1991. It is housed in a preservable building on 6 Garibaldi str. The building constitutes an excellent sample of the urban architecture and is still a monument of the local history.
The objects of the collection come mainly from donations of Trikala residents that also founded the Association of Friends of the Museum. The collection covers chronically the period from the end of the 18th century until the mid 20th century.
The exhibition is categorized in:
• Objects, tools, elements of pastoral life.

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Old neighborhoods of Varousi and Manavika

The old neighborhood of Varousi used to be the rich, Christian and self-governing district of the city stretching along the east side of the fortress. The mansions of Varousi and the numerous churches (ten in total, dating from the 16th to the 19th century.) reflect the economic and cultural boom of the 18th and 19th century which was the result of the development of trade and crafts. The churches that have been preserved till today are:

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