Mediterranean Cosmos
Shopping mall in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Mediterranean Cosmos is a shopping mall located in Pylaia, a municipality of Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece. It is the largest retail and entertainment development in Northern Greece.
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| Address | 11km National Road Thessaloniki - N. Moudania, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Opening date | October 2005 |
| Developer | Lamda Development S.A. |
| Owner | Lamda Development |
| Stores and services | 226 |
| Anchor tenants | 7 |
| Floor area | 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft) |
| Floors | 2 |
| Parking | 3000 |
| Public transit |  OASTH 36 45 KOSMOS |
| Website | www |
History
The mall officially opened in October 2005.[1]
In June 2012, Lamda Development, the owners of the mall, announced that they will begin to charge parking fees from mid-February 2013.[2][3]
In 2017, Värde Partners bought a controlling stake of the Mediterranean Cosmos and planned out an extension of the mall.[4]
Facilities
It contains more than 200 retail units and facilities including an 11-screen multiplex cinema, numerous shops of fashion and electronics goods as well as cafés, restaurants, bars, a supermarket, an amphitheatre and an Orthodox church.[1]
Design
Inside the mall, roads and square have been designed-like traditional cities of Northern Greece in combination with the advantages of a modern city's center.[1]
Location
The mall is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city-centre and approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Thessaloniki Airport. It can be accessed by National Road 67, the highway connecting Thessaloniki with the southern part of Chalkidiki.[1]
