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MOURESSI (Municipal unit) ZAGORA-MOURESI
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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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
This text is cited Sep 2002 from an old URL of the Municipality of Mouressi
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