The industrial past of Volos tour

Volos is one of the oldest industrial cities in Greece. The Railways of Thessaly founded in 1884 contributed to the economic development of Volos due to the transportation of people and goods. The railways were designed by the Italian engineer Evaristo de Chirico who was the father of the famous painter, Giorgio de Chirico. Visitors will visit the Railway Station of Volos, a building of exceptional architectural value and they will walk around the area of Palia, which is the oldest part of Volos, where they will see the remains of the Castle of Volos, old houses, workshops and small taverns. Then they will have a tour at the Tsalapata Rooftile and Brickworks Museum one of the oldest factories of Volos and perhaps one of the best industrial Greek museums. Our tour will finish at the port of Volos where we will visit the Papastratos tobacco warehouses which now house the University of Volos. We have coffee at a local coffee shop or tsipouro and local appetizers at a local tsipouradiko (small restaurants at the port of Volos that serve tsipouro with traditional seafood appetizers).