Chateau Mon Bonheur

Today's Vasilisis Olga's Avenue hosts a series of noble houses that were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in an area that was then referred to as "Exoches." Back then, the area was coastal, featuring cultivated fields and gardens, and was used by wealthy Thessalonians as a location for their summer residences.

One of these noble houses is the " Chateau Mon Bonheur," also known as the "Red Tower," located at 110 Vasilisis Olga's Avenue. Built in 1890 by the Armenian Deiran Abdulakh, it was later acquired by the prominent merchant from Siatista, Dimitrios Ioannidis Tsakirntekis, and dedicated to his companion Eftychia. The inscription in French that still exists, "Chateau mon Bonheir," translates to "Tower: My Happiness."

The Chateau Mon Bonheur has a distinctive construction, with battlements reminiscent of a medieval tower, while the red brick used gives it its characteristic color. It is a two-story building with six rooms and originally had a seaside courtyard. It was later used as a boarding house for students from a nearby school, as a refugee residence, and for hosting scouts. Today, it remains uninhabited. Despite the obvious wearing down from time, it remains impressive, serving as an architectural heritage of 19th-century Thessaloniki before the area underwent significant urban development a few decades later.