Popular Tourist Attractions in Volos Greece

Greece - A country of South Eastern Europe is mainly known for its white Architecture.

But Volos of Greece is way beyond the whites.

An industrial port city in modern times, Volos could also be the embarkation point for your own voyage, with ferries departing the city to the paradisiacal islands of Skopelos, Skiosos and Alonissos.

Volos is also famous for the high altitude villages in the leafy forests and the best beaches on the mainland Greece.

Here’s a quick travel guide for you to not miss on anything when in this beautiful city of Greece.

Take up this majestic narrow gauge line, the Pelion Railways to witness the verdant landscapes of oak and olive trees, climbing to look across the Pagsetic Gulf.

A major attraction for toddlers and unsteady swimmers, the Alikes Beach is another must go place in Volos. Having its beachfront divided by breakwaters, Alikes is filled with sun loungers and parasols with a comfort of the few bars with waiter service.

Crested at 200 meters, the Hill of Goritsa is a natural boundary above the east side of Volos.

Having links with the history of Macedon, this is one of the most fascinating places to climb up to, not only to see the city that was built for about 5000 inhabitants, but also because it is that one point that lets you see the whole of Volos.

Another eye catching place in the Volos is the Dimini Archaeological Site, which unlike the other settlements from that time was built in a much more sophisticated culture.

The residents here had a huge concern about their privacy and cooked inside the house breaking the norm of cooking outside.

To have a look at the first Neolithic Culture in Europe with the oldest fragments from 7510 and 6190 BC, move ahead to this prehistoric archaeological site of Sesklo.

It is one of the major tourist attractions, as it is bordered by two streams on the Kastraki Hill. You can also enjoy long-distance views of the country-side from Sesklo.

Move ahead, choosing the Centaurs’ Path, up on the slope from the village of Portaria. Adding to the excitement, the journey is a short hike over mountain streams crossed by little wooden bridges on green slopes wrapped with oak, maple, chestnut, plane and beech trees.

If you are a fan of heroic stories, this is a place you should not skip. As said in the Greek mythology, Mount Pelion was the domain of the Chiron the Centaur, who was a tutor to heroes like Heracles, Jason, Achilles and Theseus. Consisting of 24 villages, Pelion has houses made with green, blue or gray slate with painted wooden window frames and doors.

Theophilos Hatzimihail the treasured folk artist from the early 20th century, decorated the Kontos House with colorful naive frescoes of landscapes, wildlife, battle scenes, saints, mythological figures, flowers and herbs, which makes it a great tourism spot. Now known as the Theophilos Museum of Anakasia.

Left only in the picture of Tsalapatas Museum these days, the Castle of Volos has been just a wonder in Justinian’s time.

Built on the Palaia Hill in the middle of the 6th century AD is now left with only the eastern and western walls that are still standing to a height of seven meters. This castle was pulled down in 1889.

The dark rippling mountains on the horizon of the Pagasetic Gulf can leave you stunned and to help them, this newly refurbished park the Agiou Konstantinou Park with benches has lush lawns, columns of pines, palms and deciduous trees.

And on the water is a long, straight seafront promenade that takes you to the Archaeological Museum with the prettiest route.

Another amazing seafront park at the Volos for a relaxing time is the Anavros Park, that also has a skatepark there. Heading east on the promenade will lead you to the Anavros beach. The major attraction here is the line of whimsical concrete and metallic pieces that resemble to trees next to the water, this was after there was a sculpture symposium in 1988.

The description of a place is never complete without its staple food or drink. And so here’s for you, Tsipouradika a drink from Volos, which take their regional name from Thessaly’s regional drink, Tsipouro, a brandy made from pomace left over in the wine press. You’ll find it all over the city with sea food, usually and are a product of the 19th century.

Volos is also known for its rich heritage in the museums, one of the well knowns is the Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum. Having its findings from the Geometric period, from 900-700 BC, it is known for the legends like the Trojan War, Jason and Argonauts. It also includes Hellenistic funerary steles from Dimitriada around the Pagasetic Gulf.

The Tsalapatas Museum is a roof tile and brickswork founded in the 1920s by Spyridon and Nikolaos Tsalapatas. It is known for the height of production, the factory churned out up to nine million tiles and bricks of different sizes each year. It is considered to be the token of Volos’ industrial development in the 20th century.