Participating towns and cities

GreeceLarissa, Greece

Website:
www.larissa.gov.gr
Population:
164.093 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Operational Planning
Contact:
Maria Nikolaidou
Ionos Dragoumi 1, 41222, Larissa
(++30) 2413500237
Larissa already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2013 2002

Participation 2025

Find more information about Larissa here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Larissa organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK , taking into account the annual theme.

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MovieTime in City Hall
The street in front of the Larissa City Hall is transformed into an outdoor summer cinema
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Surprise Music Event
Surprise musical event in the city center
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Children's painting event
Latsi Street is filled with drawings by children from the 9th Elementary School and the 3rd Kindergarten of Larissa
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23rd Torch Relay of Volunteer Blood Donors
23rd Torch Relay of Volunteer Blood Donors at the Ancient Theater of Larissa. The torch relay concludes with a surprise musical event
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Greek Cup Trophy Tour
Greek Cup Trophy Tour in the central square
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Car-free Day
9th Marathon for children with chronic diseases by UNESCO (Start at the A' Ancient Theater - Finish at the Central Square)
A multitude of athletic events - Papana­stasiou, Cyprus, and M. Alexandrou streets are transformed into open sports areas.
BubbleDay, for all ages, in the Central Square
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Car-Free Day – Alkazar Park
Car-Free Day – Alkazar Park – For elementary and high school students:
Traffic Education Park: Visits by elementary schools.
Urban Bus Company: Information for high school students and practical application of the correct use of urban buses.
"Entering the world of people with disabilities": A game to understand the difficulties of movement for visually impaired people.
Painting with the theme of sustainable urban mobility.
Information for high school students from the Municipal Police and the Traffic Police on the proper use of electric bicycles/scooters.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Larissa implements, planned or promotes one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems promotion
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets promotion
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools planned
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking promotion
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans promotion
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles promotion
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution promotion
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns promotion
Elaboration of educational materials promotion
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Larissa carries out a Car-free day and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

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Car-Free Day - City center
9th Marathon for children with chronic diseases by UNESCO (Start at the A' Ancient Theater - Finish at the Central Square)
A multitude of athletic events - Papana­stasiou, Cyprus, and M. Alexandrou streets are transformed into open sports areas.
BubbleDay, for all ages, in the Central Square

22/9/2025
Car-Free Day – Alkazar Park – For elementary and high school students:
Traffic Education Park: Visits by elementary schools.
Urban Bus Company: Information for high school students and practical application of the correct use of urban buses.
"Entering the world of people with disabilities": A game to understand the difficulties of movement for visually impaired people.
Painting with the theme of sustainable urban mobility.
Information for high school students from the Municipal Police and the Traffic Police on the proper use of electric bicycles/scooters.
Find more information about Larissa here.