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The Agios Vlasios, Agios Georgios Nileias, Paleokastro, Servanates, Strofilos are its villages Pelion. South of them are Platanidia, Kato Lechonia, Ano Lechonia, Agios Minas, while to their east the Milies, Vyzitsa, Pinakates.
At a glance
Its name Agios Vlasios is due to the church of the village, which is dedicated to the homonymous saint. The oldest name of the village was Karabas or Karabasi, which in Turkish means black head.
During the years of Ottoman rule, its settlement Paliokastro, located in the ravine between Ano Lechonia and Agios Vlasios, was inhabited almost exclusively by Turks. Naturally, there was also a mosque in the settlement. The tower of the mosque (the minaret) was half-destroyed until the end of the 20th century, but Greek vandals blew it up.
THE Saint George of Nile of the Prefecture of Magnesia is an old village of Pelion. Agios Georgios Nileias is built at an altitude of about 700 m in an amphitheater location overlooking the Pagasitikos, about 20 km east of Volos, between Agios Vlasios and Pinakates. According to tradition, Agios Georgios Nileias was built around the 15th century. by shepherds who found in a bush the image of the recruiting saint. The two shepherds built a church in honor of the saint and the homonymous village was built around the church. In Agios Georgios, there is a second church dedicated to Agios Athanasios, which was built by the builder Dimos Zipaniotis or Zapaniotis in 1795 and is one of the most beautiful examples of folk architecture of the 18th century.
History
During the Greek Revolution of 1821, its inhabitants St. George They revolted, but in 1822, Dramalis suppressed the revolution and burned the village. For this reason, the oldest houses of the village - what are preserved - are of the late 19th century. The identifying nickname "Nileia" entered the name of the village with the liberation of Thessaly, when the Municipality of Nileia was established. (The Municipality of Nilia, which was dissolved in 1914, consisted of the villages of Ano and Kato Lechonia, Agios Vlasios (Karabassi), Agios Georgios, Drakeia, Agios Lavrentios and Agria. Nilia was an ancient city that was probably located near today's Volos.) village experienced particular prosperity from the end of the 19th century. until World War II. At that time, Agios Georgios Nileias, a fertile area with many waters, was rich in the production and trade of oils and apples. A lot of money was also coming in from Aigiorgites who had emigrated to Egypt and elsewhere. During the Occupation and then during the Civil War, the village experienced difficult days. Many of its inhabitants were forced to flee due to German invasions and the presence of local paramilitary groups. With the end of the Civil War, Agios Georgios Nileias began to decline. Many of its inhabitants stopped moving to stay permanently in the lower settlements of the same community. Today, Agios Georgios has a small population, but many houses have been restored by wealthy foreigners who use them as holiday homes.
How to get there
By intercity bus from Volos (KTEL Volos), tables with the hours of the itineraries can be seen here
How to move
What to see
Entertainment
- "Aloni" Open Air Theater. It is located just outside Agios Georgios Nileias, in the old threshing floor of the village, founded in 1995 with the aim of cultural development of the Pelion area. In this unique open-air theater of the Prefecture of Magnesia, every summer important theatrical performances and music concerts are presented.
What will you buy
Where are you going to eat?
- The Moutaki, Saint Vlasios, ☎ 30 697 419 4406. Grilled and cooked meat
Where to go for coffee - drink
Where will you stay?
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