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PORTARIA (Village) VOLOS
The Municipality
of Portaria comprises four villages perched on the slopes of northwestern
Pelion. It lies between the
beautiful beaches of the Pagasitikos
Gulf and snow-capped peaks where exceptional ski runs have been created.
There are dozens of hotels and hostels. There is a good road link
with Volos and on the way
up there is a wonderful view of Volos
nestling in the bay.
There is a police station, a post office, a bank, a medical centre
and a pharmacy in Portaria.
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Municipality of Portaria
pamphlet (2001).
AFETES (Ancient port) SOUTH PELION
Aphetae (Aphetai or Aphetai: Eth. Aphetaios), a port of Magnesia in
Thessaly, said to have derived its name from the departure of the Argonauts from
it. The Persian fleet occupied the bay of Aphetae, previous to the battle of Artemisium,
from which Aphetae was distant 80 stadia, according to Herodotus. Leake identifies
Aphetae with the modern harbour of Trikeri, or with that between the island of
Palea Trikeri and the main. (Herod. vii. 193, 196, viii. 4; Strab. p. 436; Apoll.
Rhod. i. 591; Steph. B. s. v.; Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 397, Demi of
Attica, p. 243, seq.)
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ALONISSOS (Island) NORTH SPORADES
Halonnesus (Halonnesos: Eth. Halonnesios), an island in the Aegaean
sea, lying off the southern extremity of the Magnesian coast in Thessaly. The
possession of this island gave rise to a dispute between Philip and the Athenians
in B.C. 343, and is the subject of an oration which is included among the works
of Demosthenes, but which was ascribed, even by the ancients, to Hegesippus, who
was the head of the embassy sent by the Athenians to Philip to demand restitution
of Halonnesus. Halonnesus lies between Sciathus and Peparethus, and appears to
be the same island as the one called Scopelus (Skopelos) by Ptolemy (iii. 13.
§ 47) and Hierocles (p. 643, Wessel.), which name the central one of these three
islands still bears. Strabo (ix. p. 436) speaks of Sciathus, Halonnesus, and Peparethus
without mentioning Scopelus; while in the lists of Ptolemy and Hierocles the names
of Sciathus, Scopelus, and Peparethus occur without that of Halonnesus. Halonnesus
is also mentioned by Pliny (iv. 12. s. 23), Mela (ii. 7), and Stephanus B. (s.
v.); but they do not speak of Scopelus. The modern island of Skopelo is one of
the most flourishing in the Aegaean, in consequence of its wines, which it exports
in large quantities. (Leake, Norther Greece, vol. iii. p. 111, seq.; Fiedler,
Reise durch Griechenland, vol. ii. p. 13, seq.)
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ALOS (Ancient city) MAGNESSIA
ho or he Halos, Alos: Eth. Haleus. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, mentioned
by Homer. (Il. ii. 682.) It is described by Strabo as situated near the sea, at
the extremity of Mount Othrys, above the plain called Crocium, of which the part
around Halus was called Athamantium, from Athamas, the reputed founder of Halus.
(Strab. ix. pp. 432, 433.) Strabo also says that the river Amphrysus, on the banks
of which Apollo is said to have fed the oxen of Admetus, flowed near the walls
of Halus. Halus is likewise mentioned by a few other writers. (Herod. vii. 173;
Dem. de Fals. Leg. p. 392; Mela, ii. 3; Plin. iv. 7. s. 14.) Leake places Halus
at Kefalosi, which is situated at a short distance from the sea on a projecting
extremity of Mt. Othrys above the Crocian plain, exactly as Strabo has described.
A Hellenic citadel occupied the summit of the projecting height; and remains of
the walls are seen also on the northern slope of the hill, having short flanks
at intervals, and formed of masonry which, although massive, is not so accurately
united as we generally find it in the southern provinces of Greece. The walls
may be traced also on the descent to the south-east, and seem to have been united
at the foot of the hill to a quadrangular inclosure situated entirely in the plain,
and of which the northern side followed the course of the stream, and the western
the foot of the height. The walls of this lower inclosure are nine feet and a
half thick, are flanked with towers, and their masonry, wherever traceable, is
of the most accurate and regular kind; two or three courses of it still exist
in some places. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 336.)
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DIMITRIAS (Ancient city) MAGNESSIA
Eth. Demetrieus. A city of Magnesia in Thessaly, situated at the head
of the Pagasaean gulf, was founded about. B.C. 290 by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who
removed thither the inhabitants of Nelia, Pagasae, Ormenium, Rhizus, Sepias, Olizon,
Boebe and lolcos, all of which were afterwards included in the territory of Demetrias.
(Strab. ix.) It soon became an important place, and the favourite residence of
the Macedonian kings. It was favourably situated for commanding the interior of
Thessaly, as well as the neighbouring seas; and such was the importance of its
position that it was called by the last Philip of Macedon one of the three fetters
of Greece, the other two being Chalcis and Corinth. (Pol. xvii. 11; Liv. xxxii.
37.) Leake remarks that it may have been recommended to the kings of Macedonia
as a residence not more for its convenience as a military and naval station in
the centre of Greece, than for many natural advantages, in some of which it seems
to have been very preferable to Pella. The surrounding seas and fertile districts
of Thessaly supplied an abundance of the necessaries and luxuries of life: in
summer the position is cool and salubrious, in winter mild, even when the interior
of Thessaly is involved in snow or fog. The cape on which the town stood commands
a beautiful view of the gulf, which appears like an extensive lake surrounded
by rich and varied scenery; the neighbouring woods supply an abundance of delightful
retreats, embellished by prospects of the Aegaean sea and its islands, while Mount
Pelion might at once have afforded a park, an icehouse, and a preserve of game
for the chase.
After the battle of Cynoscephalae, B.C. 196, Demetrias was taken away
from Philip, and garrisoned by the Romans. (Pol. xviii. 28; Liv. xxxiii. 31.)
In B.C. 192, it was surprised by the Aetolians; and the news of its defection
from the Romans determined Antiochus to defer no longer his departure to Greece.
(Liv. xxxv. 34, 43.) After the return of Antiochus to Asia in B.C. 191, Demetrias
surrendered to Philip, who was allowed by the Romans to retain possession of the
place. (Liv. xxxvi. 33.) It continued in the hands of Philip and his successor
till the over-throw of the Macedonian monarchy at the battle of Pydna, B.C. 169.
(Liv. xliv. 13.) Demetrias is mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century.
The ancient town is described by Leake as occupying the southern or
maritime face of a height, now called Goritza, which projects from the coast of
Magnesia, between 2 and 3 miles to the southward of the middle of Volo. Though
little more than foundations remains, the inclosure of the city, which was less
than 2 miles in circumference, is traceable in almost every part. On three sides
the walls followed the crest of a declivity which falls steeply to the east and
west, as well as towards the sea. To the north the summit of the hill, together
with an oblong space below it, formed a small citadel, of which the foundations
still subsist. A level space in the middle elevation of the height was conveniently
placed for the central part of the city. The acropolis contained a large cistern
cut in the rock, which is now partly filled with earth...Many of the ancient streets
of the town are traceable in the level which lies midway to the sea, and even
the foundations of private houses: the space between one street and the next parallel
to it, is little more than 15 feet. About the centre of the town is a hollow,
now called the lagumi or mine, where a long rectangular excavation in the rock,
2 feet wide, 7 deep, and covered with flat stones, shows by marks of the action
of water in the interior of the channel that it was part of an aqueduct, probably
for the purpose of conducting some source in the height upon which stood the citadel,
into the middle of the city. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 375, seq.)
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ESSON (Ancient city) MAGNESIA
Aeson or Aesonis (Aidon, Aidonhis: Eth. Aidhonios), a town of Magnesia in Thessaly,
the name of which is derived from Aeson, the father of Jason.
FERES (Ancient city) RIGAS FERAIOS
Pherai: Eth. Pheraios, Pheraeus. One of the most ancient cities of
Thessaly, was situated in the SE. corner of Pelasgiotis, W. of the lake Boebeis,
and 90 stadia from Pagasae, which served as its harbour. (Strab. ix. 436.) It
was celebrated in mythology as the residence of Admetus and his son Eumelus, the
latter of whom led from Pherae and the neighbouring towns eleven ships to the
Trojan War. (Hom. Il. ii. 711-715.) Pherae was one of the Thessalian towns which
assisted the Athenians at the commencement of the Peloponnesian War. (Thuc. ii.22.)
At this time it was under the government of an aristocracy; but towards the end
of the war Lycophron established a tyranny at Pherae, and aimed at the dominion
of all Thessaly. His designs were carried into effect by his son Jason, who was
elected Tagus or general-issimo of Thessaly about B.C. 374, and exercised an important
influence in the affairs of Greece. He had so firmly established his power, that,
after his assassination in B.C. 370, he was succeeded in the office of Tagus by
his two brothers Polydorus and Polyphron. The former of these was shortly afterwards
assassinated by the latter; and Polyphron was murdered in his turn by Alexander,
who was either his nephew or his brother. Alexander governed his native city and
Thessaly with great cruelty till B.C. 359, when he likewise was put to death by
his wife Thebe and her brothers. Two of these brothers, Tisiphonus and Lycophron,
successively held the supreme power, till at length in B.C. 352 Lycophlron was
deposed by Philip, king of Macedon, and Pherae, with the rest of Thessaly, became
virtually subject to Macedonia.
In B.C. 191 Pherae surrendered to Antiochus, king of Syria, but it
shortly afterwards fell into the hands of the Roman consul Acilius. (Liv. xxxvi.
9, 14.) Situated at the end of the Pelasgian plain, Pherae possessed a fertile
territory. The city was surrounded with plantations, gardens, and walled enclosures.
(Polyb. xviii. 3.) Stephanus B. (s. v.) speaks of an old and new Pherae distant
8 stadia from each other.
In the middle of Pherae was a celebrated fountain called Hypereia.
(Hupereia, Strab. ix.; Pind. Pyth. iv. 221; Sophocl. ap. School. ad Pind. l. c.;
Plin. iv. 8. s. 15.) The fountain Messeis was also probably in Pherae. (Strab.
ix.; Hom. Il. vi. 457; Val. Flacc. iv. 374; Plin. l. c.)
The remains of Pherae are situated at Velestino, where the ancient
walls may be traced on every side except towards the plain. On the northern side
are two tabular summits, below the easternmost of which on the southern side is
the fountain Hypereia, which rushes from several openings in the rock, and immediately
forms a stream. Apollonius says (i. 49) that Pherae was situated at the foot of
Mt. Chalcodonium (Chalko donion), which is perhaps the southern and highest summit
of Mt. Karadagh.
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FTHIOTIDES THIVES (Ancient city) VOLOS
Phthiae (Thebai hai phthiotides, Polyb. v. 99; Strab. ix. p. 433;
Thebae Phthiae, Liv. xxxii. 33), an important town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, was
situated in the northeastern corner of this district, near the sea, and at the
distance of 300 stadia from Larissa. (Polyb. l. c.) It is not mentioned in the
Iliad, but it was at a later time the most important maritime city in Thessaly,
till the foundation of Demetrias, by Demetrius Poliorcetes, about B.C. 290. (
Thebas Phthias unum maritimum emporium fuisse quondam Thessalis quaestuosum et
fugiferum, Liv. xxxix. 25.) It is first mentioned in B.C. 282, as the only Thessalian
city, except Pelinnaeum, that did not take part in the Lamiac war. (Diod. xviii.
11.). In the war between Demetrius Poliorcetes and Cassander, in B.C. 302, Thebes
was one of the strongholds of Cassander. (Diod. xx. 110.) It became at a later
time the chief possession of the Aetolians in northern Greece; but it was wrested
from them, after an obstinate siege, by Philip, the son of Demetrius, who changed
its name into Philippopolis. (Polyb. v. 99, 100; Diod. xxvi. p. 513, ed. Wesseling.)
It was attacked by the consul Flamininus, previous to the battle of Cynoscephalae,
B.C. 197, but without success. (Liv. xxxiii. 5; Polyb. xviii. 2.) After the defeat
of Philip, the name of Philippopolis was gradually dropped, though both names
are used by Livy in narrating the transactions of the year B.C. 185. (Liv. xxxix,
25.) It continued to exist under the name of Thebes in the time of the Roman Empire,
and is mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century. ( Thebae Thessalae, Plin.
v. 8. s. 15; Thebai phthiotidos, Ptol. iii. 13. § 17; Steph. B. s. v.; Hierocl.
p. 642, ed. Wess.) The ruins of Thebes are situated upon a height half a mile
to the north-east of Ak-Ketjel. The entire circuit of the walls and towers, both
of the town and citadel, still exist; and the circumference is between 2 and 3
miles. The theatre, of which only a small part of tile exterior circular wall
of the cavea remains, stood about the centre of the city, looking towards the
sea.
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FYLAKI (Ancient city) ALMYROS
Phulake: Eth. Phulakesios. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, one of
the places subject to Protesilaus, and frequently mentioned in the Homeric poems.
(Il. ii. 695, xiii. 696, xv. 335, Od. xi. 290; comp. Apoll. Rhod. i. 45; Steph.
B. s. v.) It contained a temple of Protesilaus. (Pind. Isthm. i. 84.) Pliny erroneously
calls it a town of Magnesia (iv. 9. s. 16). Strabo describes it as standing between
Pharsalus and Phthiotic Thebes, at the distance of about 100 stadia from the latter
(ix. pp. 433, 435). Leake places it at about 40 minutes from Ghidek, in the descent
from a pass, where there are remains of an ancient town. The situation near the
entrance of a pass is well suited to the name of Phylace.
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GLAFYRES (Ancient city) VOLOS
Glaphupai. A town of Thessaly, mentioned by Homer along with Boebe
and Iolcos (II. ii. 712; comp. Steph. B. s. v.), but of which the name does not
subsequently occur. Leake conjectures that it is represented by the Hellenic ruins
situated upon one of the hills above the modern village of Kaprena, between Boebe
and Iolcos. The entire circuit of the citadel on the summit of the hill may be
traced, and on its lower side part of the wall is still standing.
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IKOS (Ancient city) ALONISSOS
Icus (Ikos: Eth. Ikios), one of the group of islands off the coast
of Magnesia in Thessaly, lay near Peparethus, and was colonised at the same time
by the Cnossians of Crete. (Scymn. Chins, 582; Strab. ix. p. 436; Appian, B.C.
v. 7.) The fleet of Attalus and the Rhodians sailed past Scyrus to Icus. (Liv.
xxxi. 45.) Phanodemus wrote an account of this insignificant island. (Steph. B.
s. v.) It is now called Sarakno. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iii. p. 312.)
IOLKOS (Ancient city) VOLOS
Iolkos, Ep. Iaolkos, Dor. Ialkos: Eth. Iolkios, fem. Iolkis, Iolkias.
An ancient city of Magnesia in Thessaly, situated at the head of the Pagasaean
gulf and at the foot of Mt. Pelion (Pind. Nem. iv. 88), and celebrated in the
heroic ages as the residence of Jason, and the place where the Argonauts assembled.
It is mentioned by Homer, who gives it the epithets of euktimene and euruchoros.
It is said to have been founded by Cretheus (Apollod. i. 9. § 11), and to have
been colonised by Minyans from Orchomenos. (Strab. ix.) lolcus is rarely mentioned
in historical times. It was given by the Thessalians to Hippias, upon his expulsion
from Athens. (Herod. v. 94.) The town afterwards suffered from the dissensions
of its inhabitants, but it was finally ruined by the foundation of Demetrias in
B.C. 290, when the inhabitants of Iolcos and of other adjoining towns were removed
to this place. It seems to have been no longer in existence in the time of Strabo,
since he speaks of the place where Iolcos stood (ho tes Iolkou topos).
The position of Iolcos is indicated by Strabo, who says that it was
on the road from Boebe to Demetrias, and at the distance of 7 stadia from the
latter. In another passage he says that lolcos is situated above the sea at the
distance of 7 stadia from Demetrias. Pindar also, as we have already seen, places
Iolcos at the foot of Mt. Pelion, consequently a little inland. From these descriptions
there is little doubt that Leake is right in placing Iolcos on the steep height
between the southernmost houses of Volo and Vlckho-makhala, upon which stands
a church called Episkopi. There are at present no ancient remains at this place;
but some large squared blocks of stone are said to have formerly existed at the
foot of the height, and to have been carried away for the construction of buildings
elsewhere. Moreover, it is the only spot in the neighbourhood which has any appearance
of being an ancient site. It might indeed appear, from Livy (xliv. 12, 13), that
lolcus was situated upon the coast; but in this passage, as well as in Strabo,
the name of lolcos seems to have been given to this part of the coast as well
as to the city itself.
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KASTHANEA (Ancient city) RIGAS FERAIOS
Kasthanaia, Kastanaia, Eth. Kasthanaios. A town of Magnesia in Thessaly,
at the foot of Mt. Pelium, with a temple of Aphrodite Casthanitis. It is mentioned
by Herodotus in his account of the terrible storm which the fleet of Xerxes experienced
off this part of the coast. Leake places it at some ruins, near a small port named
Tamukhari. It was from this town that the chesnut tree, which still abounds on
the eastern side of Mt. Pelium, derived its name in Greek and the modern languages
of Europe.
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MAGNESIA (Ancient area) THESSALIA
Magnesia, inhabited by the Magnets (Magnetes), was the long and narrow
slip of country between Mts. Ossa and Pelion on the W. and the sea on the E.,
and extending from the mouth of the Peneius on the N. to the Pagasaean gulf on
the S. The Magnetes were members of the Amphictyonic league, and were settled
in this district in the Homeric times. (Il. ii. 756.) The Thessalian Magnetes
are said to have founded the Asiatic cities of Magnesia on Mt. Sipylus and of
Magnesia on the river Maeander. (Aristot. ap. Athen. iv. p. 173; Conon, 29; Strab.
xiv. p. 647).
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MITHONI (Ancient city) SOUTH PELION
A town of Thessaly, mentioned by Homer (Il. ii. 716) as belonging to Philoctetes.
Later writers describe it as a town of Magnesia, but we have no further particulars
respecting it.
NILIA (Ancient city) VOLOS
A town of Magnesia in Thessaly, between which and lolcus Demetrias was situated.
Leake identifies it with the remains of a small Hellenic town above Lekhonia.
OLIZON (Ancient city) SOUTH PELION
Eth. Olizonios. An ancient town of Magnesia in Thessaly, mentioned
by Homer, who gives it the epithet of rugged. (Hom. Il. ii. 717.) It possessed
a harbour (Scylax, p. 25); and as it was opposite Artemisium in Euboea (Plut.
Them. 8), it is placed by Leake on the isthmus connecting the peninsula of Trikhiri
with the rest of Magnesia.
ORMINION (Ancient city) VOLOS
A town of Thessaly, mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships along with
Hypereia and Asterium as belonging to Eurypylus (Hom. Il. ii. 734). It was said
to have been founded by Ormenus, the grandson of Aeolus, and was the birthplace
of Phoenix. (Demetr. Scepsius, ap. Strab. ix. p. 438, seq.) Strabo identifies
this town with a place in Magnesia named Orminium, situated at the foot of Mt.
Pelion, at the distance of 27 stadia from Demetrias, on the road passing through
Iolcus, which was 7 stadia from Demetrias and 20 from Orminium. (Strab. l. c.)
Leake, however, observes that the Ormenium of Homer can hardly have been the same
as the Orminium of Strabo, since it appears from the situation of Asterium that
Eurypylus ruled over the plains of Thessaliotis, which are watered by the Apidanus
and Enipeus. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 434, seq.)
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PAGASSES (Ancient city) VOLOS
Pagasai: also Pagasa, gen. - ae, Eth. Pagasaios, Pagasaeus. A town
of Magnesia in Thessaly, situated at the northern extremity of the bay named after
it. (Pagasetikos kolpos, Scylax, p. 24; Strab. ix. p. 438; Pagasites, Dem. Phil.
Epist. 159; Pagasaeus Sinus, Mela, . c. c. Pagasicus, Plin. iv. 8. s. 15.) Pagasae
is celebrated in mythology as the port where Jason built the ship Argo, and from
which he sailed upon his adventurous voyage: hence some of the ancients derived
its name from the construction of that vessel, (from pegnumi), but others from
the numerous and abundant springs which were found at this spot. (Strab. ix. p.
436.) Pagasae was conquered by Philip after the defeat of Onomarchus. (Dem. Ol.
i. pp. 11, 13; Diod. xvi. 31, where for Pagai we ought probably to read Pagasai.)
On the foundation of Demetrias in B.C. 290, Pagasae was one of the towns, whose
inhabitants were transferred to the new city; but after the Roman conquest Pagasae
was restored, and again became an important place. In the time of Strabo it was
the port of Pherae, which was the principal city in this part of Thessaly. Pagasae
was 90 stadia from Pherae, and 20 from Iolcos. (Strab. l. c.) The ruins of the
ancient city are to be seen near Volo, which has given the modern name to the
bay. The acropolis occupied the summit of some rocky heights above Cape Angkistri,
and at the foot of the rocks are many copious sources of water, of which Strabo
speaks. But as these springs are rather saline to the taste, the city was provided
in the Roman times with water from a distance by means of an aqueduct, the ruined
piers of which are still a conspicuous object. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv.
p. 368, seq.)
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PELION (Mountain) MAGNESSIA
Pelium (Pelion), a lofty mountain in Thessaly, extending along the
coast of Magnesia. It rises to the south of Ossa, and the last falls of the two
mountains are connected by a low ridge. (Herod. vii. 129.) It forms a chain of
some extent, stretching from Mt. Ossa to the extremity of Magnesia, where it terminates
in the promontories of Sepias and Aeantium. It attains its greatest height above
Iolcos. According to Ovid it is lower than Ossa (Fast. iii. 441), which Dodwell
describes as about 5000 feet high. In form it has a broad and extended outline,
and is well contrasted with the steeply conical shape of Ossa. On its eastern
side Mt. Pelium rises almost precipitously from the sea; and its rocky and inhospitable
shore (akta alimenos Peliou, Eurip. Alc. 595) proved fatal to the fleet of Xerxes.
(Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 384.) Mt. Pelium is still covered with venerable
forests, to which frequent allusion is made in the ancient poets. Homer constantly
gives it the epithet of einosiphullon (Il. ii. 744, &c.). Its northern summit
is clothed with oaks, and its eastern side abounds with chestnuts; besides which
there are forests of beeches, elms, and pines. (Dicaearch. Descript. Mont. Pel.
in Geogr. Graec. Min. p. 106, ed. Paris, 1855; Ov. Fast. v. 381; Valer. Flacc.
ii. 6.)
Mt. Pelium is celebrated in mythology. It plays an important part in the
war of the giants and the gods: since the giants are said to have piled Ossa upon
Pelium, in order to scale Olympus. It has been observed that this part of the
fable is well explained by the respective forms of Ossa and Pelium. As Pelium
is viewed from the south, two summits are seen at a considerable distance from
each other, - a concavity between them, but so slight as almost to give the effect
of a table-mountain, upon which fiction might readily suppose that another hill
of the conical form of Ossa should recline. (Holland, Travels, vol. ii. p. 96.)
Mt. Pelium was said to be the residence of the Centaurs, and more especially of
Cheiron, the instructor of Achilles, a legend to which the number of medicinal
plants found on the mountain perhaps gave rise. (Dicaearch. l. c.; Hom. Il. ii.
743, xvi. 143; Pind. Pyth. ii. 83, iii. 7; Virg. Georg. iii. 92.)
According to Dicaearchus (l. c.), the cave of Cheiron and a temple of Zeus
Actaeus occupied the summit of the mountain. The same writer relates that it was
the custom of the sons of the principal citizens of Demetrias, selected by the
priest, to ascend every year to this temple, clothed with thick skins, on account
of the cold. Between the two summits of Mt. Pelium there is a fine cavern, now
commonly known by the name of the cave of Achilles, and which accords with the
position of the cave of Cheiron, mentioned by Dicaearchus. The same writer likewise
speaks of two rivers of Mt. Pelium, called Crausindon and Brychon. One of them
is now named Zervokhia, and falls into the gulf between Nekhori and St. George.
(Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 384, seq.) Lastly, Pelium was connected with
the tale of the Argonauts, since the timber of which their ship was built was
cut down in the forests of this mountain. The north-western summit of Mt. Pelium
is now named Plessidhi but the mountain is frequently called Zagora, from the;
town of this name immediately below the summit on the eastern side. (Leake, l.
c. Mezieres, Memoire sur Ie Pelion et l'Ossa, Paris, 1853.)
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PTELEOS (Ancient city) ALMYROS
Pteleon Eth. Pteleates, Pteleousios, Pteleeus. A town of Thessaly,
on the south-western side of Phthiotis, and near the entrance of the Sinus Pagasaeus.
It stood between Antron and Halos, and was distant from the latter 110 stadia,
according to Artemidorus. (Strab. ix. p. 433.) It is mentioned by Homer as governed
by Protesilaus, to whom the neighbouring town of Antron also belonged. (Il. ii.
697.) In B.C. 192, Antiochus landed at Pteleum in order to carry on the war against
the Romans in Greece (Liv. xxxv. 43). In B.C. 171, the town, having been deserted
by its inhabitants, was destroyed by the consul Licinius. (Liv. xlii. 67.) It
seems never to have recovered from this destruction, as Pliny speaks of Pteleum
only as a forest ( nemus Pteleon, Plin. iv. 8. s. 15). The form Pteleos is used
by Lucan (vi. 352) and Mela (ii. 3). Pteleum stood near the modern village of
Pteleo, or Ftelio, upon a peaked hill crowned by the remains of a town and castle
of the middle ages, called Old Ftelio. On its side is a large marsh, which, as
Leake observes, was probably in the more flourishing ages of Greece a rich and
productive meadow, and hence the epithet of lechepoien, which Homer has applied
to Pteleum. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. i.)
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PYRASSOS (Ancient city) VOLOS
Purasos, Purrhasos, Eth. Purasaios. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly,
mentioned by Homer along with Phylace and Iton, and described by him as Purrhason
anthemoenta, Demetros temenos. (Il. ii. 695.) Pyrasus was situated on the Pagasaean
gulf, at the distance of 20 stadia from Thebes, and possessed a good harbour (eulimenos,
Strab. ix. p. 435). It had disappeared in the time of Strabo. Its name was superseded
by that of Demetrium, derived from the temple of Demeter, spoken of by Homer,
and which Strabo describes as distant two stadia from Pyrasus. Demetrium is mentioned
as a town of Phthiotis by Scylax (p. 24, Hudson), Livy (xxviii. 6), Stephanus
B. (s. v. Demetrion), and Mela (ii. 3). Leake places Pyrasus at Kokkina, where
there are vestiges of an ancient town, consisting of wrought quadrangular blocks,
together with many smaller fragments, and an oblong height with a flat summit,
partly if not wholly artificial. He also states that at Kokkina there is a circular
basin full of water near the shore, which was once probably a small harbour, since
there are traces of a mole not far from it. The exact site of the temple was probably
at a spot, 5 minutes short of Kokkina, where exist many stones and some hewn blocks.
(Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 366.)
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RIZOUS (Ancient city) THESSALIA
Pizous. A port-town of Pontus, at the mouth of the river Rhizius,
about 120 stadia to the east of the river Calus, and 30 stadia west of the mouth
of the Ascurus. In the time of Procopius (Bell. Goth. iv. 2) the place had risen
to considerable importance, so that Justinian surrounded it with strong fortifications.
The Table mentions on its site a place under the name of Reila, which is probably
only a corruption of the right name, which still exists in the form of Rizeh,
though the place is also called Irrish.
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SIPIAS (Ancient city) SOUTH PELION
A promontory of Magnesia, opposite the island of Sciathos, and forming the SE.
extremity of Thessaly. It is now called C. St. George. It is celebrated in mythology
as the spot where Peleus laid in wait for Thetis, and from whence he carried off
the goddess (Eurip. Androm. 1266) and in history as the scene of the great shipwreck
of the fleet of Xerxes.
SKIATHOS (Island) NORTH SPORADES
Sciathus (Skiathos: Eth. Skiathios: Skiatho), a small island in the
Aegaean sea, N. of Euboea, and a little E. of the Magnesian coast of Thessaly,
is described by Pliny as 15 miles in circumference (iv. 12. s. 23). It is said
to have been originally colonised by Pelasgians from Thrace, who were succeeded
by Chalcidians from Euboea. (Scymn. Ch. 584.) It possessed two towns, one of which
was also called Sciathus, but the name of the other is unknown. (Scylax, p. 23,
Hudson; Strab. ix. p, 436; Ptol. iii. 13. § 47.) It is frequently mentioned in
the history of the invasion of Greece by Xerxes, since the persian and grecian
fleets were stationed near its coasts. (Herod. vii. 176, 179, 182, 183, viii.
7.) it afterwards became one of the subject allies of athens, but was so insignificant
that it had to pay only the small tribute of 200 drachmae yearly. (Franz, Elem.
Epigr. 52.) the town of sciathus was destroyed by the last philip of macedonia,
B.C. 200, to prevent its falling into the hands of Attalus and the Romans. (Liv.
xxxi. 28, 45.) In the Mithridatic War it was one of the haunts of pirates. (Appian,
Mithr. 29.) It was subsequently given by Antony to the Athenians. (Appian, B.C.
v. 7.) Sciathus was celebrated for its wine (Athen, i. p. 30, f.), and for a species
of fish found off its coasts and called kestreus. (Athen. i. p. 4, c.; Pollux,
vi. 63.) the modern town lies in the se. part of the island, and possesses an
excellent harbour. The inhabitants have only been settled here since 1829, previous
to which time their town stood in the NE. part of the island upon a rock projecting
into the sea, and accessible only upon one side, as more secure against the pirates.
Ross says that the new town stands upon the site of the ancient city, but the
latter was not the homonymous capital of the island, which occupied the site of
the old town in the NE. part of the island, as appears from an inscription found
there by Leake. The ancient city in the SE. of the island, upon which the modern
town now stands, is probably the second city mentioned by Scylax, but without
a name. (Ross, Wanderungen in Griechenland, vol. ii. p. 50; Leake, Northern Greece,
vol. iii. p. 111.)
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SKOPELOS (Island) NORTH SPORADES
Peparethos, Eth. Peparethios. An island in the Aegaean sea, lying
off the coast of Thessaly, to the east of Halonnesus. Pliny describes it as 9
miles in circuit, and says that it was formerly called Evoenus (iv. 12. s. 23).
It was said to have been colonised by some Cretans under the command of Staphylus.
(Scymn. Ch. 579; Hom. Hymn. Apoll. 32.) Peparethus was an island of some importance,
as appears from its frequent mention in history, and from its possessing three
towns (tripolis, Scylax, p. 23), one of which bore the same name as the island.
(Strab. ix. p. 436.) The town suffered from an earthquake in the Peloponnesian
War, B.C. 426. (Thuc. iii. 89.) It was attacked by Alexander of Pherae (Diod.
xv. 95), and the island was laid waste by Philip, because the inhabitants, at
the instigation of the Athenians, had taken; possession of Halonnesus. (Dem. de
Cor. p. 248, Epist. Phil. p. 162.) In B.C. 207, Philip sent a garrison to the
city of Peparethus, to defend it against the Romans (Liv. xxviii. 5); but he destroyed
it in B.C. 200, that it might not fall into the hands of the latter. (Liv. xxxi.
28.) Peparethus; was celebrated in antiquity for its wine (Athen. i, p. 29; Heracl.
Pont. Fragm. 13; Plin. xiv. 7. s. 9) and oil. (Ov. Met. vii. 470) Diodes, the
earliest Greek historian who wrote upon the foundation of Rome, was a native of
Peparethus. Peparethus is now called Khilidhromia, and still produces wine, which
finds a good market on the mainland.
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SPALAFTHRA (Ancient city) SOUTH PELION
Spalauthra, Spalethre, Spalathron, Eth. Spalathraios. A town of Magnesia, in Thessaly,
upon the Pagasaean gulf. It is conjectured that this town is meant by Lycophron
(899), who describes Prothous, the leader of the Magnetes in the Iliad, as ho
ek Palauthron (Spalauthron).
TRIKERI PALEO (Island) SOUTH PELION
Cicynethus (Kikunethos: trikeri), a small island off the coast of
Thessaly in the Pagasaean gulf. (Scylax, p. 29; Artemiod. ap. Strab. ix. p. 436;
Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p. 396.)
VIVI (Ancient city) MAGNESSIA
Boibe: (Eth. Boibeus, fem. Boibeis), a town of Magnesia in Thessaly,
mentioned by Homer, and situated on the eastern side of the lake, called after
it Boebeis Lacus (Boibeis limne, Horn. Il. ii. 712; Herod. vii. 129, et alii;
also Boibia limne, Eurip. Alc. 590; and Boibias, Pind. Pyth. iii. 34.) The lake
is frequently mentioned by the ancient writers, but the name of the town rarely
occurs. The lake receives the rivers Onchestus, Amyrus, and several smaller streams,
but has no outlet for its waters. From its proximity to Mt. Ossa, it is called
Ossaea Boebeis by Lucan (vii. 176). Athena is said to have bathed her feet in
its waters (Hes. ap. Strab. ix. p. 442), which is perhaps the reason why Propertius
(ii. 2. 11) speaks of sanctae Boebeidos undae. The lake is a long narrow piece
of water, and is now called Karla from a village which has disappeared. It produces
at present a large quantity of fish, of which no mention is made in the ancient
writers, unless, as Leake suggests, Boibe should be substituted for Bolbe in a
fragment of Archestratus quoted by Athenaeus (vii. p. 311, a.). The same writer
remarks that the numerous flocks on the heights around the villages of Kaprena
and Kanalia on the lake illustrate the epithet polumelotate bestowed upon Boebe
by Euripides; while the precipitous rocks of Petra are probably the Boibiados
kremnoi alluded to by Pindar.
The town of Boebe was at a later time dependent upon Demetrias. Its
site and remains are described by Leake. It occupied a height advanced in front
of the mountain [of Kanulia], sloping gradually towards the plain, and defended
by a steep fall at the back of the hill. It appears to have been constructed of
Hellenic masonry, properly so called. The acropolis may be traced on the summit,
where several large quadrangular blocks of stones are still in their places, among
more considerable ruins formed of small stones and mortar. Of the town walls there
are some remains at a small church dedicated to St. Athanasius at the foot of
the hill, where are several large masses of stone showing, by their distance from
the acropolis, that the city was not less than two miles in circumference.
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ALONISSOS (Island) NORTH SPORADES
(Halonnesos), and Halonesus (Halonesos). An island of the Aegaean
Sea, off the coast of Thessaly, and east of Sciathos and Peparethos, with a town
of the same name upon it. The possession of this island occasioned great disputes
between Philip and the Athenians: there is a speech on this subject among the
extant orations of Demosthenes, but probably written by Hegesippus.
DIMITRIAS (Ancient city) MAGNESSIA
nbsp; A town in Magnesia in Thessaly, on the innermost recesses of
the Pagasaean Gulf, founded by Demetrius Poliorcetes, and peopled by the inhabitants
of Iolcus and the surrounding towns. Its position was such that it was styled
by the last Philip of Macedon one of the three fetters of Greece, the other two
being Chalcis and Corinth.
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FERES (Ancient city) RIGAS FERAIOS
(Pherai). An ancient town of Thessaly in the Pelasgian plain,
ninety stadia from its porttown Pagasae, on the Pagasaean Gulf. It is celebrated
in mythology as the residence of Admetus, and in history on account of its tyrants,
who extended their power over nearly the whole of Thessaly. Of these the most
powerful was Iason, who was made Tagus, or military chief, of Thessaly about B.C.
374.
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FTHIOTIDES THIVES (Ancient city) VOLOS
Called Phthioticae (hai Phthiotides), an important city of Thessaly in the district Phthiotis, at a short distance from the coast, and with a good harbour.
FYLAKI (Ancient city) ALMYROS
(Phulake). A small town of Thessaly in Phthiotis, the birthplace of Protesilaus, hence called Phylacides; his wife Laodamia is also called Phylaceis.
IOLKOS (Ancient city) VOLOS
(Iolkos). An ancient town in Magnesia in Thessaly, at the top of the Pagasean Gulf, about a mile from the sea. It was celebrated in mythology as the residence of Pelias and Iason, and as the place from which the Argonauts sailed in quest of the golden fleece.
KASTHANEA (Ancient city) RIGAS FERAIOS
A town of Thessaly, on the coast of Magnesia, northwest of the promontory Sepias. It is noticed by Herodotus in his account of the terrible storm experienced by the fleet of Xerxes off this coast.
MAGNESIA (Ancient area) THESSALIA
A narrow strip of country along the eastern coast of Thessaly, extending from the Peneus on the north to the Pagasaean Gulf on the south. Its inhabitants, the Magnetes, are said to have founded the two cities in Asia mentioned below.
PELION (Mountain) MAGNESSIA
(to Pelion oros), more rarely Pelios (Pelios). A lofty range
of mountains in Thessaly, in the district of Magnesia, situated between the lake
Boebeis and the Pagasaean Gulf. Its sides were covered with wood, and on its summit
was a temple of Zeus Actaeus. Mount Pelion was celebrated in mythology. Near its
summit was the cave of the Centaur Chiron. The Giants, in their war with the gods,
are said to have attempted to heap Ossa and Olympus on Pelion, or Pelion and Ossa
on Olympus, in order to scale heaven. On Pelion the timber was felled with which
the ship Argo was built.
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PEPARITHOS (Ancient city) SKOPELOS
A small island in the Aegaean Sea, off the coast of Thessaly, and east of Halonesus. It produced a considerable quantity of wine.
PTELEOS (Ancient city) ALMYROS
(Pteleon). An ancient seaport town of Thessaly in the district Phthiotis, at the southwestern extremity of the Sinus Pagasaeus, was destroyed by the Romans.
RIZOUS (Ancient city) THESSALIA
(Rhizous). A town of Magnesia in Thessaly.
SIPIAS (Ancient city) SOUTH PELION
Now St. George. A promontory in the southeast of Thessaly, in the district Magnesia, on which a great part of the fleet of Xerxes was wrecked.
SKIATHOS (Island) NORTH SPORADES
Now Skiatho; a small island in the Aegaean Sea, north of Euboea and east of the Magnesian coast of Thessaly, with a town of the same name upon it. Near it both the Greek and the Persian fleets were stationed at the time of the invasion by Xerxes.
MAGNESIA (Ancient area) THESSALIA
Peninsula of Thessalia
north of Euboea.
Magnesia owed its name to the mythological hero Magnes, a son of Aeolus,
who was himself the father of Polydectes, the tyrant of the island of Seriphos
where Perseus, still a baby, and his mother Danae landed after being abandoned
at sea by Danae's father Acrisius, and of Dictys, who found them and became their
protector against his brother who had fallen in love with Danae.
Bernard Suzanne (page last updated 1998), ed.
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ALONISSOS (Municipality) NORTH SPORADES
ARGALASTI (Municipal unit) SOUTH PELION
ARTEMIDA (Municipal unit) VOLOS
MAKRINITSA (Municipal unit) VOLOS
MILIES (Municipal unit) SOUTH PELION
MOURESSI (Municipal unit) ZAGORA-MOURESI
NEA IONIA (Municipal unit) VOLOS
SKIATHOS (Municipality) NORTH SPORADES
SKOPELOS (Municipality) NORTH SPORADES
AGIOS DIMITRIOS PELIO (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
This is the fifth municipal region one comes across when travelling
from Volos. A picturesque village, the balcony of Pelion one could say, having
a marvelous view of the Aegean Sea. The cobbled roads, the footpaths and the fountains
made of stone, offer a fine opportunity for long walks inside the village as well
as the forest. The picturesque churches of Agios Georgios, Agios Dimitrios, Agios
Ioannis Theologos, Metamorfosi tou Sotiros and Panagia are decorated with marvelous
murals and woodcut iconostasis worth seeing. The byzantine church of Metamorfosi
tou Sotiros is the only church in Pelion having five domes.
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ANILIO (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
The sixth and last municipal region one meets when travelling from
Volos is Anilio. This mountainous village seems chiseled upon the green slopes
of the mountain. A landscape of the mountainous Pelion "drowned" by
dense vegetation of chestnut and walnut trees. The picturesque churches and shrines,
especially those of Panagia, Agia Triada (Holy Trinity ) with murals and Agios
Athanasios with marvelous woodcut iconostasis and samples of three-aisled basilica.
At 4 km from the village there are the beautiful beaches of Banika and Plaka.
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KISSOS (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
Kissos is the 4th region one come across when travelling from Volos.
This is a shady, mountain village in an altitude of 500meters above the sea level,
built between beeches and chestnut trees coiled by ivies, creating a feast of
a totally green landscape. Historically Kissos, between 1881 and 1912 used to
be the center of a municipality including the boroughs of Agios Ioannis, Agios
Dimitrios, Agios Konstantinos and the village of Anilio. In 1753, according to
tradition, Rigas Feraios, taught at its school. At the paved square, one can see
the famous Basilica of Agia Marina, built in the 17th c., famous for its golden-platted
iconostasis, made of hand curved linden, worked by three generations of artisans
from Epirus. The famous artist from Epirus, Ioannis Pagonis, painted its hagiographies.
The byzantine icons of the church were donated by monks from Mount Athos. Because
of its importance, the church of Agia Marina has been declared a landmark.
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MOURESSI (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
The 3rd region one comes across when travelling from Volos is Mouresi.
A picturesque, mountainous village filled with vegetation and spring waters persuading
the visitor for a more detailed visit. The picturesque churches of Agia Paraskevi
and the Assumption, built around the end of the 18thc., as well as those of Agia
Triada (Holy Trinity), Agios Fanourios and of Stavros (of the Cross), reveal the
characteristic art of the masons of another era. 5Km away, there is the picturesque
borough of Damouhari, the only natural harbor of the East Pelion. Its magnificent
beach with its white pebbles in the wild, natural and impressive landscape stimulates
the visitor. At the top of a small hill there is an ancient, deserted Venetian
Castle. The old, filled with hagiographies, country church of Agios Nicolaos is
also worth visiting. 4Km away there is the splendid and unique beach of Papa-Nero,
having a Camping-site, taking up a large area of sable and pebbles, revealing
thus its characteristic peculiarity.
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PILIO (Ski centre) PELION
Pelion is the perfect place for holidays, all seasons of the year.
Especially, during winter, people from all over the world are gathered here, in
Pelion Ski Center, to enjoy the snow and winter sports. Have you ever imagined
skiing with a view over the Aegean Sea? This unique combination of mountain and
sea is to be found at Pelion Ski Center! Descend the pure white slopes of Pelion
with the blue of the sea keeping you company... Enjoy your favorite sport or learn
how to ski and have the fun of a lifetime!
Pelion Ski Center offers modern facilities, easy and more difficult
tracks for ski or snowboard, expert and skilled teachers, teleferique, locker
rooms and restaurant-cafeteria.
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SKIATHOS (Small town) NORTH SPORADES
The city of Skiathos is the only built-up area of the island. It is
built on the southeastern tip of the island in a windless bay which separates
the island of Bourtzi in two. It is a relatively new settlement, built in 1829
- 1830 on the site of the ancient city, on two hills situated at the edge of the
sea. The ancient settlement was built in 800 BC. The large natural port of the
modern city is ideal in shape and in location. This has been a basic element in
regulating the life on the island both in the old and in the modern times. In
the modern city of Skiathos, the houses are small and simple, with two floors
in their majority and built amphitheatrically one next to the other. The streets
are narrow without any typical planning apart from few parts in the city.
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SKOPELOS (Small town) NORTH SPORADES
TSAGARADA (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
Tsagarada is the second region one comes across when travelling from
Volos. This is one of the most appealing villages of Pelion. It can be reached
through a densely vegetated forest and it offers unforgettable experiences, combining
both the mountain landscape and the splendid blue beaches of the Aegean Sea.
Its history begins in 1500DC and its greatest peak is depicted upon
the impressive mansions and its ancient churches that give their name to the boroughs
of Agioi Taxiarhes, Agia Paraskevi, Agios Stefanos, Agia Kiriaki and Agios Georgios.
The most characteristic of all, is Agioi Taxiarhes having a miracle depicted upon
the woodcut iconostasis. At the square that bears the same name, one can see four
fountains. There is also Agia Paraskevi, built in 1909. At its square there is
the famous thousand-year-old plane tree whose perimeter is about 13m and under
it there is the famous arched fountain built in stone. Both Agia Kiriaki and Agios
Georgios have characteristic old, stone-built campaniles.
Almost 7Km away there is the magnificent beach of Milopotamos, divided
in two by huge, impressive rocks. A little bit more to the north there is Karavostasia,
where, as the historian Herodotus narrates, according to myth, Xerxis fleet crashed
in AD480. Towards the north, 5,5Km away, one can find the beautiful beach of Fakistra
with its emerald waters. At its left, there is Palaiokastro (meaning Old Castle).
It is said that right here used to be the village. One can see the remnants of
a Castle while not far away, there is the ancient country church of Panagia Megalomata
in the rock cave where the "Secret School" used to be.
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XORYCHTI (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
Leaving Volos behind, the first region one comes across is Xourihti,
a picturesque region built upon a densely vegetated precipitous gorge with a magnificent
view of the Aegean Sea. This colorful region has been named after an old mine-quarry.
Its old and well-preserved churches (Panagia, Agioi Pantes, Agios Konstantinos,
Agia Barbara) are points of interest for every visitor. Another worth visiting
place is Rahi and its natural cave with built stone benches inside it. The old
fountains and the Centaurs' cave may also attract the interest of any visitor.
Walking down the country footpath or driving through a 4 Km passable earthen road
one can visit the blue beach of Limnionas
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MAGNESSIA (Prefecture) THESSALIA
PTELEOS (Municipal unit) ALMYROS
MAGNESSIA (Prefecture) THESSALIA
In the following WebPages you can find an interactive map with all the monuments and museums of the Prefecture, with relevant information and photos.
AGIOS GEORGIOS NILIAS (Village) SOUTH PELION
AGIOS LAVRENTIOS (Village) VOLOS
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