Casa Bianca

Culture_icon

Casa Bianca

Casa Bianca had a special place among the renowned upper-class mansions of the city in the early 20th century that spread from the White Tower to Villa Allatini. It was built in 1912 on the designs of the architect Pierro Arrigoni as residence of Dino Fernandez and his wife Blanche. It is a two-storey building with a semibasement and an attic. Its architecture carries elements of eclecticism, the renaissance and art nouveau, such as the circular openings, the elliptic skylights, the decorative bands and the ironwork. Another special characteristic of the villa is the peculiar construction of the roofs, whose morphology alludes to the traditional architecture of Central Europe. Similar roofs with towers and attics were used by the architects Ziller and Hansen in Athens. At Casa Bianca today housed the Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki.

More Places

Monolithi beach

Monolithi is one of Greece’s most beautiful beaches, extending for several kilometres. Its unique feature is its combination of crystal-clear

Read more...

Porto Lagos

Porto Lagos lagoon with brackish water and several islets has a rich avifauna (similar to that of the lake) and

Read more...
Ladadika historic district urban landscape Thessaloniki Central Macedonia Greece

Ladadika

The area from Koudouriotou to Olympiou Diamanti Streets and from Hiou to Lemnou Streets was called “agora” (the market) during

Read more...
Rantatika village Paxos Ionian Islands Greece

Rantatika

The settlement of Radatika is located near the village of Lakka, northwest of Paxos. On the edge of the settlement,

Read more...