Volos And Pelion Holidays - Travel Guide

Volos is a lively city of about 71,000 inhabitants that's well laid out and features a pleasant harbour area and broad streets lined with shops, cafés and restaurants. Volos is the main town in the Pelion area of Greece, a naturally beautiful region of dense vegetation and tall trees that slope down the mountainside to where sandy beaches meet deep blue water.

Enjoy Volos and Pelion holidays for the scenic countryside and quaint villages in Pelion, which feature particularly unique architecture characteristic of the area. The buildings have a distinctive style and tend to be built from local carved stone and wood.

Byzantine churches and monasteries contribute to the picturesque qualities of the Volos and Pelion holiday region. Ferries to the Sporades Islands run regularly from the busy harbour in Volos.

As a great alternative to the islands, Volos and Pelion holidays offer a taste of Greece with a vibrant Greek authenticity and all the ingredients necessary for an excellent holiday in Greece.

Pelion has some extraordinary natural beauty with the many of the villages linked by scenic pathways, passing through the dense forest. The Volos and Pelion region is an excellent place for ramblers and nature lovers to enjoy a holiday in Greece.

The Volos museum of archaeology contains a rich hoard of finds from the bronze age, pottery of the 8th and 5th century BC, and 5th and 6th century sculpture. The verdant areas in the Volos and Pelion region contain various sites of historical interest.

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