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| Volos | ||
| Country | Greece | |
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| The search for a province ends with the state | ||
| Residents | 86.046 (2011) | |
| height | 7 m | |
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Volos is a city in the Greek region Thessaly. It is located in the Magnisia district at the foot of the Pelion Mountains and is considered by some "Greece connoisseurs" to be the "icing on the cake" of all Greek cities.
background
getting there
By plane
The airport 1 Nea Aghialos Airport is located approx. 25 km southwest of Volos, it is mostly flown to in charter operations. Austrian Airlines offers a weekly flight to / from Vienna.
By train
Of the 2 Volos train station there is a connection after Larisa.
By bus
A bus to Volos runs several times a day from Athens, near the Kato Patissia S-Bahn station. To do this, get off at Kato Patissia, in the direction of the city center (i.e. coming from the airport, the platform with the ticket booth), up the short stairs of the S-Bahn station (in the direction of travel) and take the fifth turn to the right (at a broken barber's sign) so you walk past a bar and straight to the bus station. But taxi drivers also know the way. Departure times are 4.30 a.m., 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1.30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The bus is usually not fully booked. The journey to Volos takes a good 4 hours (price: 27.40 €, summer 2014) and ends near the cargo port, i.e. less than an hour's walk from the ferry port or from Volos' city center. Tickets to other cities are also offered in the bus station. A website for this is available in Greek (http://www.ktelvolou.gr).
In the street
By boat
From 3 port there are ferry connections to Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos, every now and then a cruise ship also docks.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Dimini archaeological site (Διμήνι).
The oldest finds date from the Neolithic Age (4,300 to 3,300 BC), the pottery found is called Dimini culture designated. Other finds are the Mycenaean culture assign. - 2 Sesklo archaeological site (Σέσκλο Μαγνησίας, Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Νεολιθικός Οικισμός Σέσκλο).
The site is located in the vicinity of the village of Sesklo. It was around the time 6,300-5,300 BC. settled, the ceramic finds from that time are assigned to the Sesklo culture. - 4 Tsalapatas Museum (Μουσείο Πλινθοκεραμοποιίας, The Rooftile and Brickworks Museum N. & S. Tsalapatas), Notia Pyli (South Gate).Brick and stone museum.
- 5 Athanasakio Archaeological Museum (Αρχαιολογικό μουσείο Βόλου, Αθανασάκειο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Βόλου)
- 6 Church of St. Constantine and St. Helena (Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης), Tsopotou 2.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
- To the islands of the Northern Sporades
- Pelion
literature
Web links
http://dimosvolos.gr/ - Official website of Volos
