The winter beauty of Pelion villages on TV!

The winter beauty of Pelion villages on TV!

 The villages of Pelion have a winter magic... They are called the" hidden secret" for nature lovers. The Greek TV programme 60 lepta Ellada (60' minutes Greece) on Alpha TV channel  broadcasted an episode dedicated to the most famous and picterisque villages of Pelion. You can watch this episode here:

 http://www.alphatv.gr/shows/informative/60-ellada/webtv/pilio

 Perhaps one day you may have the chance  to travel by Smudgy (the Little Train of Pelion) to Mylies, pick red apples in Zagora, visit the skiing center of Chania, swim in the "Mamma mia" beach Damouchari, drink coffee under the shade of the 1,000 year old plane tree in the square of Tsagarada or taste the spoon sweets in the villages of Portaria and Makrinitsa!

 

Christmas Wish Lanterns in the sky of Volos

Christmas Wish Lanterns in the sky of Volos

Volos celebrated December 26th (Boxing Day) with Christmas Wish Lanterns. The sky of Volos was lightened with these atmospheric lanterns, a symbol of hope for a better 2016!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! I hope that all your wishes will come true this year!

 

Tsalapatas industrial museum on TV!

Tsalapatas industrial museum on TV!

Tsalapatas Brickworks and tiles industrial museum situated in Volos was presented in a very interesting documentary. I hope that all of you will enjoy watching it

!http://www.megatv.com/eptamouseiaenataxidi/default.asp?catid=40937&subid=2&pubid=35419183

 

http://www.megatv.com/eptamouseiaenataxidi/default.asp?catid=40937&subid=2&pubid=35419183

Christmas Volos!

Christmas Volos is waiting for you!

This Christmas Volos is more beautiful than ever!We are all ready to welcome you to our hometown!!!

I wish all of you a happy, peaceful 2016 full of unforgettable moments!

 

Why do visitors choose Volos, Pelion and Meteora for their holidays this summer?

Why do visitors choose Volos, Pelion and Meteora for their holidays this summer?

We are in the heart of the spring-summer period and visitors choose to come to Volos, Pelion and Meteora for their holidays. They have different nationalities and cultures, but all of them are pleased with the long history, the impressive monuments, the nice weather they find here. They are guests who are protected by Xenios Zeus himself (the protector of guests) and Greeks welcome and honour them as such. They choose different kinds of holidays (for instance, educational programmes family trips or cruises), but all of them enjoy their experiences in Volos, Pelion and Meteora and they share their memories with their family and friends when they get back home!

http://www.taxydromos.gr/%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC/176520-%CE%A4%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%8D%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD-%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%86%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%92%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%BF-.html

The Apple of Discord Tour

The Apple of Discord Tour

  

"Golden Apple of Discord by Jacob Jordaens" by Jacob Jordaens - [1][2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Apple_of_Discord_by_Jacob_Jordaens.jpg#/media/File:Golden_Apple_of_Discord_by_Jacob_Jordaens.jpg

Visitors will visit the unique and well preserved Neolithic settlements of Sesko and Dimini. The word “Neolithic” comes from the Greek words neos “new” and lithos “stone” because stone was the crucial element of Neolithic societies. Then they visit the traditional village Milies. Milies is a popular tourist destination all year round. It means apple trees and according to mythology the apple of discord was the Goddess Eris’ wedding gift to Achilles’ parents who got married on the peaks of Pelion. Achilles was Centaur’s Chiron student and stayed with him in his cave which is located close to the village. In Milies they will visit the church of the Archangels (built before 1741), the folklore museum and the Greek Enlightenment Library of the village. Then they will have lunch at a local restaurant where they will taste Pelion specialties and the famous Pelion spoon sweets (fruits boiled with water and sugar) have been a welcome treat to guests in the villages of Pelion for many centuries.

  

Michalis Pornaris http://users.sch.gr/organopoulos/nea%20anakoinoseis/pilio_trenaki_milies_mouseio_elias_gatzea.htm

For Your Eyes Only: James Bond and Meteora

The Meteora Monastery of the Holy Trinity was used as the filming location of the famous James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only (1981) with Roger Moore. As he said in one of his interviews, he was so afraid of heights, that he got a little tipsy to calm down and overcome his fears before the shooting. The view of this great religious and natural Unesco monument is really breathtaking and worthy of its name and fame (Meteora in greek means suspended in the air)!!!!