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Thessaly

Things to see in Thessaly

27 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A high-angle panoramic view of a large coastal city (Volos) and its harbor, seen from a green, forested hillside with a cloudy sky above.

Volos · Natural Landscapes

Mount Pelion

Rising directly behind the port of Volos in Thessaly, Mount Pelion is a long green ridge that runs along the Aegean coas...
The image shows a close-up of a stone sarcophagus or tomb structure within an archaeological excavation site, partially covered by a modern metal protective shelter.

Larissa · Historic Sites & Ruins

Early Christian Basilica Of Saint Achilles

6th-century basilica with mosaic floors
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity on its rock pillar at Meteora

Meteora · Monasteries

Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Agia Triada)

The Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Agia Triada in Greek, sits on a tall, narrow pillar of sandstone near Kalambaka, and...
A vintage black and white postcard showing a harbor scene with a large ship docked at a pier, smaller boats, and figures on a grassy foreground hill.

Volos · Natural Landscapes

Pagasetic Gulf

The Pagasetic Gulf is the sheltered inlet of the Aegean that cuts into the coast of Magnesia in Thessaly, and the port c...
A rocky, gravelly mountain summit with sparse vegetation under a clear blue sky, featuring a low stone cairn or marker in the foreground and distant mountain ridges on the horizon.

Trikala · Natural Landscapes

Mount Ziria

Second-highest Peloponnese mountain in Corinthia
A stone-paved courtyard with large terracotta pots, wooden railings, and a stone church building with two domes in the background under a blue sky.

Meteora · Monasteries

Monastery of Varlaam

Standing on a rock far above the Thessalian plain, Varlaam is the second largest of the monasteries of Meteora, after th...
A narrow-gauge railway station building with a yellow facade and red roof, a vintage wooden train car on the tracks, and a stone platform lined with black lampposts.

Volos · Historic Sites & Ruins

Pelion Railway (Moutzouris)

Built to haul passengers and farm produce between the port of Volos and the villages of Mount Pelion, the Pelion Railway...
The restored stone Mill of Pappas in Larissa, now a cultural centre

Larissa · Historic Mansions

Mill Of Pappas

1893 industrial heritage site and cultural hub
Stone foundations of the ancient Asklepieion excavation in Trikala

Trikala · Historic Sites & Ruins

Asclepius (ancient Site)

Ancient healing sanctuary in Prinos, Trikala
The Volos waterfront and harbour lit up at dusk

Volos · Urban & Local Life

Port of Volos

The port of Volos is the working harbour of a city that has long been the main sea outlet of Thessaly and the base for G...
The Byzantine Church of the Dormition in Kalambaka beneath the Meteora rocks

Meteora · Historic Sites & Ruins

Byzantine Church Of The Assumption

11th-century Byzantine church in Kalambaka
Ermou Street, the main shopping street in central Volos

Volos · Urban & Local Life

Volos Central Market

Volos is a working port on the Pagasetic Gulf at the foot of Mount Pelion, rebuilt after the earthquakes of 1955 as a mo...