Pelion (Lat: 39°26' N - Long: 023°03' E) is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.
Today, Mt. Pelion is part of the prefecture of Magnesia (capital city: Volos) and embraces 24 villages (most significant: Portaria, Makrinitsa, Milies, Tsangarada, Zagora, Argalasti etc.)
External links
Mt. Pelion through a series of original photohraphs and sketches (http://www.geocities.com/pelionature/)
Information about the prefecture of Magnesia, capital city of Volos and Mt. Pelion (http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~xyannis/volos/pelion.html)
The official site of the Portaria Municipality (http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/main.html)
The Pilion Railway played a big role in the economic development of the Pelion region (http://www.pilion.net/railway)
Pelion Greece Complete Online Guide to the whole region of the Pelion Peninsula, its villages, history and other useful information (http://www.aroundpelion.com)
Pilio, seems to be the battle-ground of the Gigantomachy, the summer residence of the Olympian Gods and the Mythical land of Centaurs.
One of the main characteristics of the natural environment of Mt Pilio is the abundance of the water element, rendering the vegetation rich and the climate particularly healthy.
Agios Dimitrios is one of the relatively new villages of Mt Pilio.
This Pelion Hotel and Accommodation web site has been developed to complement our guide to Pelion, Greece - AroundPelion.com, which offers a completely detailed guide to holidays and travel in Pelion, full of useful information, to make the most of your holidays to Mount Pelion.
Here on this site, you will find listings of hundreds of hotels, rooms, villas and accommodation facilities which are spread out all over the Pelion (Pilio) Peninsula region of Greece.
Please use the search facility below to begin searching for the Pelion hotel or accommodation you are looking for....
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