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Distance: 2.82 mi
Elevation gain: 75 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 75 ft
Max elevation: 50 ft
TrailRank: 31
Min elevation: -7 ft
Trail type: Loop

Coordinates: 57
Uploaded: June 25, 2021

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near Volos, Thessaly (Greece)

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Ferry Terminal

Since the begening of the city, Volos has always been connected to the sea. The fisher men sail deep in the sea, early in the morning and come back to the port to sell their fish and feed peoples.

Fishing Port

The Dock of volos was firstely dedicated to commercial transportation and exchanges. Now, this place is composed by coffes, sport center and mainely by the Ferry’s companies that bring tourists to close Islands.

Municipal Theater Of Volos

The building of the Municipal Theater of Volos is the work of the architect Panos Tsolakis. It was inaugurated in 1988 and is located in R. Fereou Square. It has the largest stage in the Balkans and a capacity of about 1000 seats. The old Municipal Theater (1897) was one of the most important of its time such as Smyrna, Istanbul, Thessaloniki. Along the way, it hosted well-known artists such as Kotopouli, Nezer, Mercouri, etc. After the restoration work, it will shine again as a cradle of civilization.

Dimitriados Street Tramline

Pelion railway is a line that connect the city of Volos with the town of Mileai on Pelion. It was build in 1886 and was later extended from Volos station through Volos city centre (as a tramway) to Agria (1892), reaching Ano Lechonia in 1896 and Mileai (Milies) in 1903. Currently, while the tram section inside Volos is no longer used, with the help of the local community, it does not stop traveling to the villages of Pelion. The railway starts from Lechonia to Milies.

Municipal Music School

The building was erected in 1882 to house the newly established bank of Epirus, Thessaly, it was differentiated by the National Bank of Greece in 1899. After the addition of 1955 demolition of the first floor. In 1984, the detailed draws began, under the supervision of the architect Katerina Vamvaios, during the sound production and the marble columns of the introduction of details, with their insertion of the variety of packages of applied applications and changes. Since 1987 watertight at the Municipal Conservatory.

French Institute

It was built between 1961 and 1968 according to the plans of the architect Sthenis Molfesis and the engineer Thymios Papagiannis. It housed the Volos branch of the French Institute of Athens, a school with rich educational and cultural work that ceased to operate in 2001. Today it belongs to the University of Thessaly and houses departments of the School of Economics and Management.

Volos Greek School

It is housed on the upper floor of a listed building, which is a representative sample of urban housing and architecture of Volos in the period from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. It is a donation of the couple Konstantinos and Amalias Rigas in 1932. In the area are preserved old furniture of urban houses of Volos, donations to the Lyceum of Greek Women, as well as many jewelry and textiles. In three rooms of the house are exhibited traditional authentic women's and men's costumes of the Prefecture of Magnesia and regions of Asia Minor.

Chatziargyris Street

He was born in 1913 in Vólos, his father then sent him to Munich where he graduated in 1936, during the war he was taken prisoner but escaped to spend his doctorate in Zurich. He then went to England to work for the Royal Aeronautical Society.He introduced the finite element method in 1956 and by that time less than ten years later, American engineers had used finite elements to design the Boeing 747. It brings a lot to the computer world.

Eleftherias Square

This Picture shows the commemoration of liberation of Volos in october 1944. The celebration takes place at Eleftherias square. One of the few free spaces in the center of the city, it was located in the urban plan of 1882. Designed by the architect Panos Tsolakis, it was transformed into an amusement park, alleviating unpleasant memories of the Occupation and the Civil War.

Popular Library

It was built in 1967 to the designs of the architect Giannis Koumanoudis, on the site of the Girls' High School of Volos. It has been operating since 1981 as a lending library with more than 80,000 titles. It has a local press archive, operates a children's section and organizes cultural events, mainly book presentations.

School Of Saint Joseph

The building of the School of Nuns, as the school of the solitary catholic order of St. Joseph prevailed, was built in 1909. Today the School continues to operate as a mixed private Primary School in a new building, as the old one was demolished after the 1955 earthquakes.

Earthquake

The 19th April of 1955 a big earthquake destroy in large proportion the city of Volos. This eartquake was 6,2magnitude and the center was only at 10km of the city. On this old pictures, we can see the first high school of volos, partially devastated, but still use to receive rescue hospital.

St. Nicholas Square

This picture show the celebration of Evzones. The Evzones or Evzonoi were several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, they are the members of the Presidential Guard, a ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Library Of The Association Of Three Hierarchs

"Three Hierarchs" association was established in 1907. The core of the association's library was the library of the learned monk Zosimas Esfigmenitis. The club and the library were housed in a two-storey building at the intersection of Demitriados and Ogl streets in 1913, which was rebuilt after the 1955 earthquakes.

Exoraistiki Outdoor Cinema

It was built in 1894 according to the plans of the architects Kon. and Nick. Dimadi, for the residence of the businessman Ioannis Sarafopoulos. During the Turkish occupation of Volos (1897-98) it was used as the Command of the Turks. In 1923, it was transferred to the company "Pelion Recreation and Landscaping Center". In 1937 it was acquired by the association "Volos Society Center" which was renamed "Volos Club" and still owns it. With the earthquakes of 1955 the building was severely damaged and a demolition permit was issued. After strong reactions, the lower part of the building was preserved and the floors were reconstructed based on the studies of the architects Arg. Filippidis and Kon. Stop. Later, the old masonry was added and strengthened with studies by engineer Nick. Markogiannopoulou. The reconstructed building was declared a listed building in 1994. Today, the Volos Club operates on the floors and the summer cinema "Exoraistiki" operates in the uncovered area.

Saint Konstantinos Park

The free space of the beach to the church of Ag. Constantinou was formed in plans drawn up by the architect Nick. Kitsikis in 1915. The area was elevated and tree planting and floriculture works were carried out, while it was also used as the first football stadium in the city. It is now a place of meeting and activities for people from all ages groups.

Argo

In 2006 a reconstruction of the legendary “Argo” was built by the initiative of Volos Municipality, so that the city could acquire the symbolic ship-copy of the original one. The reconstruction took place at Pefkakia, in Volos; the same area where according to the legend, the ancient Argo was constructed in ancient time, by the shipbuilder and former paddle man Nikolaos Reppos, who also maintains a modern shipyard in Kato Gatzea, Pelion.

Achilleion

It was built according to the plans of the architect from Volos, K. I. Argyris, in 1925. Initially, it operated with a silent cinema and from 1933 with a speaker. Particular features, apart from the emblematic facade, were the elongated balcony on the sides of the room and the opening ceiling, so that it can function in summer as well. In the 1990s, the protests of the citizens prevented its demolition and led to its acquisition by the Municipality of Volos.

Minerva

The Minerva coffee confectionery first opened in 1935 and was relocated to its current location in 1962. It is attached to the pastry. EVOL sour cream, DeZaan cocoa and the traditional recipe compose the paste, whose taste, but also its name, made it known in Greece.

Volos Port

The Association for social impact and culture to the municipality of Magnisias organized the largest sirtaki dance in the world.. It took place on the seaside of Volos on the 31 of August 2012. Over 4,000 people from all over Greece joined it. The largest sirtaki dance in the world aims to unite the Greeks in one of their most difficult times and to send a positive signal from the country.

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