Information about Macedonia Macedonia is Greece’s largest geographical region and it occupies the northern part of the country. The climate is generally continental though coastal areas benefit from the moderating influence of the sea and can be said to have a Mediterranean climate. Macedonia includes large fertile plains, such as the plain of Thessaloniki, mineral [...]
Information about Trikala Trikala, including the western part of the fertile plain of Thessaly, is a place filled with pleasant surprises and gives its visitors the opportunity to enjoy wonderful naturalist, cultural and religious holidays. It is an ideal place for active, adventure and sports holidays (walking, climbing, skiing, trekking, mountain biking, kayak-conoefng, etc.) as [...]
Information about Paleo Trikeri Island (Area: 2.5 sq.km. – Island summit: 109m) Pateo Tiferi is a small island which lies at the entrance to the Pagasitic Gulf, just opposite (1 nautical mile) the extreme south-west end of the Pelion peninsula. It consists of a few olive-covered low hills and a fringe of small beaches and [...]
Information about Portaria The Municipality of Portaria is comprised of four picturesque villages surrounded in green: Portaria, Alii Meria, Katihori and Stagiates. Portaria, at an altitude of 650 meters, is 1 3 kms from Volos and 1 2 kms from the ski center. All the municipal districts offer amazing views of Volos and the Pagasitikos [...]
Information about Magnesia The Prefecture of Magnesia occupies the east side of Thessaly, encompassing the peninsula of the same name which ends in cape Ttikeri and encloses the Pagasitic (Paga- siukos) Gulf in its embrace. Its boundaries extend to the Northern Sporades Islands of Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonnissos. The history of this part of Greece is [...]
Information about Karditsa One of the four Districts of Thessaly, whose characteristic feature is the beauty resulting from the contrast between the massif in the south-west and the plain in the north-eastern part. There are remains from the neolithic period, from the Hellenistic, Byzantine and late Byzantine tradition up to the modem times. Discovering Karditsa [...]
Information about Thessaly Thessaly, in Greek Thessalia, is the geographical department that occupies the central section of mainland Greece. It is surrounded by high mountain ranges encircling a low plain. It borders Macedonia to the north, Central Greece (Sterea Ellada) to the south, Epirus to the west and its eastern shoreline is on the Aegean. [...]
Information about Thermo mountanious Trihonida Mountainous Trihonida is a magical region of Etoloakamania, an ideal destination to visit and stay for a few days. Thermo, one of the most beautiful towns in Greece, offering the amenities of a modern town (hotels, restaurants, cafes, banks, etc.), guarantees its visitors a pleasant stay, and, because of its [...]
Information about Etoloakarnania Etoloakarnania’s capital, Messolonghi, wrote a heroic page of modem Greek history when fighters in the besieged city broke out of it during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830). To the east is the third large city of the district, Nafpaktos which charms visitors with its beautiful Venetian castle and old port. The [...]
Information about Central Greece Central Greece is the central region of Greece, and one of the most mountainous. The climate is dry in the interior and temperate along the coasts. The slopes are forested with pine, beech and poplar trees. Running water and calm lakes interchange with uncounted coves and beaches. Hidden shores and picturesque [...]