Resorts and cities in Pilio region

Agios Ioannis is just 5km from Mouresi, located in a particularly idyllic place, and it is one of the most famous tourist destinations of Pelion during the summer and not only. Its beautiful and large, blue flag beach, with small pebbles, is the main reason for the significant touristic development of the village.

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Volos

Volos

Volos is a provincial town, located on the bay Pagastic. Commercial port and industrial center with activities directed specifically towards industry and trade in fruit, Volos is however a pleasant resort. Museum of Volos is extraordinarily interesting, some of his collections were considered unique in the world. Tombstones, rectangular slabs of marble placed on top frontons, as was common in antiquity, are not only remarkable in terms of genuine artistic and historical documents. About twenty of them are decorated with wonderful paintings, well preserved.


Agios Ioannis Pelion

Agios Ioannis Pelion

Agios Ioannis is just 5km from Mouresi, located in a particularly idyllic place, and it is one of the most famous tourist destinations of Pelion during the summer and not only. Its beautiful and large, blue flag beach, with small pebbles, is the main reason for the significant touristic development of the village.


Pelion Kala Nera

Pelion Kala Nera

The coastal village of Kala Nera, is one of the most charming and beautiful in all of Pelion. It has a wonderful sandy beach that is perfect for lazing away during the summer months. With it's friendly and hospitable atmosphere, Kala Nera is one of the best destinations in Pelion that you can head to.


Pelion Tesalia

Pelion Tesalia

Pelion is a mountain in the southeastern part of Thessaly, in central Greece, forming a peninsula in the form of a hook between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean. The highest peak, Pourianos Stavros, has an altitude of 1624 meters.


Portaria

Portaria

Portaria in Pelion (Pilio) is one of the most beautiful, interesting and unique traditional villages in this entire region of Central Greece. With its stunning natural beauty, fresh spring waters, impressive traditional mansions and winding cobble-stoned paths, Portaria is surely one of the few places where you can find tranquility and beauty right in the heart of Greece.


Tsagarada

Tsagarada

Probably the most famous village in Pelion is Tsagarada. It is also one of the largest, and is very popular with visitors all year round. In the summer, there are beautiful clean sandy beaches, and during the winter, there is of course, the famous ski center of Agriolefkes near to the village of Chania.



Pelion Platanias

Pelion Platanias

The fishing village of Platanias lies in front of the stunning long stretched beach of Platanias. This stunning golden sandy beach is ideal for a peaceful swim, surrounded by pebbles. Near the beach there is a camping site and the little port offers regular connections to Skiathos island in summer. From there, a coastal path leads to the astonishing sandy Mikro beach with crystal clear waters.



Pelion Chorto

Pelion Chorto

Chorto (or Horto) is a small seaside village on the southern side of Pelion Peninsula. At a distance of 46 km from Volos, Chorto is located in the inner side of Pelion, on the coasts of the Pagasetic Gulf, in the midway between Argalasti and Milina. Archaeological excavations have shown that Chorto has been inhabited since the times of Homer. In fact, the bay of Chorto formed a busy port for the ancient local tribes. In the Byzantine times, the village was called Chortokastro, while its present name was probably given in the Venetian times from the world chortus, which means paled garden. From the 19th century till the 1950s, Chorto was an important trade centre for the agricultural products that were produced in the region. From the 1970s, tourism has developed and today it is a lovely family place for summer holidays.


Afyssos

Afyssos

Afissos is a small and lovely summer resort about 25 km from Volos. It is geographically found on the southern side of Mount Pelion, built amphitheatrically with view to the Pagasetic Gulf. This fishing village has developed a bit over the last years with delicious taverns at the port and family hotels, but it hasn't lost at all the traditional charm. Surrounded by lush greenery, Afissos is a nice family place. Mythology says that Jason and the Argonauts made a stop there for water, before starting their long trip to Colhis. The region around Afissos has many sandy beaches, partly organized and partly secluded, including Kallifteri, Lagoudi, Ambovos. Afissos is also a good base for excursions in the southern side of Pelion.


Pelion Agios Dimitris

Pelion Agios Dimitris

Agios Dimitrios is an village situated on the eastern side of Pelion and is perched at an altitude of 300 m. The village is surrounded by dense green vegetation and offers an incredible view over the sea. Agios Dimitrios is situated approximately at 60 km from the busy city of Volos. It is a traditional village which has many paved little paths lined by many houses and traditional mansions and is offering nice opportunities for walking.


Pelion Afisos

Pelion Afisos

Afissos is a small and lovely summer resort about 25 km from Volos. It is geographically found on the southern side of Mount Pelion, built amphitheatrically with view to the Pagasetic Gulf. This fishing village has developed a bit over the last years with delicious taverns at the port and family hotels, but it hasn't lost at all the traditional charm. Surrounded by lush greenery, Afissos is a nice family place. Mythology says that Jason and the Argonauts made a stop there for water, before starting their long trip to Colhis. The region around Afissos has many sandy beaches, partly organized and partly secluded, including Kallifteri, Lagoudi, Ambovos. Afissos is also a good base for excursions in the southern side of Pelion.


Pelion Katigiorgis

Pelion Katigiorgis

Katigiorgis is a small fishing place on the southern side of Pelion. Surrounded by lush greenery and low hills, Katigiorgis has delicious fish taverns and few accommodations. The beach is small but clean and gives nice view to the Aegean Sea. In a close distance from Katigiorgis, there is a horse farm that offers nice horse rides in the beautiful nature. This small beach settlement is located 68 km south east of Volos and about 10 km from Platanias. Other beaches close to Katigiorgis are Theotokos, Lyri, Vromoneri and Mourtias.


Pelion Lafkos

Pelion Lafkos

The Medieval village of Lafkos has a square with tall, beautiful plane trees. Remains of a fort and tombs from the 4th century BC have been found in the area of Chontri Amos. Lafkos proudly exhibit its impressive three aisled basilica of Genessios tis Theotokou, wonderful example of Peliot ecclesiastical architecture.


Pelion Horefto

Pelion Horefto

Horefto is picturesque village at an excellent setting, surrounded by trees. The beach is beautiful and a path at the north of the village leads to two remote beaches, Parissena and Analipsi.


Pelion Lefocastro

Pelion Lefocastro

Lefokastro is a charming picturesque coastal hamlet on the Pagasitic gulf, 6 km from Argalasti and 34 km from Volos. It provides the perfect setting for relaxing and peaceful holidays. A little further out from the hamlet are the ruins of the medieval castle, while if you take a walk around you will find the 9 Byzantine churches of the village, the small arched bridge that is dated from 1891 and the marble fountain with the marble palm of hands and the two signs written in Turkish and the one with the two - headed eagle in Greek.


Pelion Potistika

Pelion Potistika

In the area of Xinovrisi (municipality of Argalasti), Potistika is a natural paradise of magnificent large sandy beaches, with clean blue waters combined with the green of the mountain. Rocky blocks decorate the landscape giving to the place a natural and savage atmosphere.