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 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
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!
"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.
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)!!!!
It was 1934 when Eleftherios Venizelos, one of the most important Greek
Prime ministers, visited the famous village of Mount Pelion, Makrinitsa,
and called it "The balcony of Pelion". Since then, 80 years have
passed, but the view still remains charming and tempting! Here is an episode of the Greek TV show "Return to the village" about Portaria and Makrinitsa.
I hope that the pictures, music and flavours of Pelion will keep good company on this winter's day and will inspire you to visit Volos and Pelion when the opportunity arises!
You can watch the whole episode here: http://www.alphatv.gr/shows/entertainment/epistrofistohorio/webtv/epistrofi-sto-horio-makrynitsa-pilioy
The villagers of Pelion are known for their excellent culinary skills. The most traditional Pelion dish is "spetzofai". The word "spetzofai" is derived from the italian verb spezzare (to cut into pieces) and the greek word fai (food). Also, spetza in Pelion means pepper. Spetzofai's ingredients are: sausages, peppers, olive oil and fresh tomato sauce. The recipe is really easy and tasty!
The famous Pelion village of Milies is a popular tourist
destination all year round. In Milies you can visit the church of the Archangels (built before 1741), the folklore museum
and the Greek Enlightenment Library of the village. But the best thing you can do in Milies is take Smudgy, the
Little Train of Pelion from the railway station of the village.This
unique train was designed in 1895 and connected Volos and Lechonia and later Volos
and Milies. The constructor of Smudgy was the Italian
engineer Evaristo de Chirico, father of the famous painter Giorgio de Chirico. The journey through the forests offers a
magnificent and rewarding view!
Your journey begins at 10.00 a.m from Lechonia and your return is scheduled at 15.00 from Milies.
For more information about the history of Smudgy and the timetables (the train travels mainly during the spring-summer season), please visit
Plastiras or Tavropos artificial lake is located near the town of Karditsa just two hours from Volos. It was named after the important military and political figure Nicholaos Plastiras. Plastiras conceived the idea to consturct this lake on the plateau of Nevropolis (nevros in greek means small deer). The lake was finally constructed in 1959 and it was watered by Tavropos river. It is the main water supply of the Karditsa and it serves as a power supply of the hydroelectric plant of the area. During the late '80s Plastiras lake became a very famous resort. The forest landscape is magnificent and the view of the lake is really breathtaking!
