Pilion An Escape to the Mountain of the Centaurs A low and relatively mild mountain, Pilion is almost synonymous with Magnesia and its capital, Volos. With its highest peak, Stavros, rising to 1,624 meters and approximately 50 kilometers in length, Pilion forms the natural border between Magnesia and the Aegean Sea. The gentle slopes and…
Volos Perhaps the most beautiful and certainly the most popular capital of Thessaly, Volos has a rich history that takes you back to ancient Iolcus, the city of the Argonauts. Volos owes its charm mainly to its beautiful beach, its good urban planning, the nearby Mount Pelion, and of course, its famous tsipouradika (traditional taverns),…
Trikala Trikala, the capital of the homonymous province, is a beautiful city built on the site of ancient Trikka (according to mythology, the nymph Trikka was the daughter of Peneus) and the birthplace of the famous ancient doctor, Asclepius. The city owes much of its beauty to the picturesque river Lithaios as well as to…
The Monasteries of Meteora The Meteora monasteries are among the most important monuments in the world and have been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which recognizes them as a “Protected Monument of Humanity.” The Meteora is Greece’s second most significant monastic center after Mount Athos. The first ascetics arrived here in the 11th…