PELION

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'Pelion' or 'Pelium' (Greek, Modern: Πήλιο ''Pilio'', Ancient/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Lat: ) 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. The GR-38 runs in the southern portion of the peninsula and the GR-38A runs in the middle.
In Greek mythology, Mountain 'Pelion' ''(which took its name from the mythical king Peleus, father of Achilles)'' was the homeland of Chiron the Centaur, tutor of many ancient Greek heroes, such as Jason, Achilles, Theseus and Heracles. It was in Mount Pelion, near Chiron's cave, that took place the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. The uninvited goddess Eris, to take revenge for having been kept outside the party, brought a golden apple with the inscription "To the Fairest". The polemic then arisen between the goddesses Hera, Aphrodite and Athene gave way to events leading to the Trojan War. When the giants Otus and Ephialtes attempted to storm Olympus, they piled Mount Pelion upon Mount Ossa, which became a proverbial allusion for any huge but fruitless attempt.

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Geography

History

Communications

Panorama

External links

Geography

Today, Mt. Pelion is part of the prefecture of Magnesia (capital city: Volos) and embraces 24 villages including:
Most significant:

★ Agios Georgios Nileas

★ Agios Lavrentios

★ Portaria

★ Makrinitsa

★ Milies

★ Mouresi

★ Tsangarada

★ Zagora

★ Argalasti
More:

★ Agios Dimitrios

★ Anilio

★ Artemida

★ Drakeia

★ Kanalia

★ Kissos

★ Neochori

★ Pinakates

★ Vlasios

★ Xinovryssi
The mountains are entirely forested, with beech, oak, maple and chestnut trees. Pelion is a tourist attraction throughout the year: the mountain includes trails and sidewalks for walking within small and large beaches with sand or pebbles. Modern Pelio has twenty-four villages built with traditional Pelian architecture.

History

Electricity, radio and automobiles were first introduced in the 1950s except for Volos, which had those utilities from earlier times. Television arrived in the 1970s and the 1980s and computers and Internet in the late-1990s. The northern part of the Pelion mountains was struck by a forest fire (see Summer 2007 Wildfires in Greece) on Wednesday June 26,2007 which started in Siki and damaged its forests, mostly at the middle part of the mountain. The fire lasted for several days and stopped on July 1. Several villages were damaged. As of late August however, a natural rebirth of the forest was already being noticed, with several trees gradually turning green again, as well as bushes appearing on the ground.

Communications

The mountain has a telecommunications tower that broadcasts radio and television including ANT1, Mega, ERT, Star Channel, Alter, TRT and more and radio including ERA, ANT1 FM and many more.

Panorama

Its panorama offers a views of the valley, the mountains of western Magnesia, the plain of Thessaly and its nearby mountains, Mavrovouni, Euboea, Central Greece and the northern Sporades.

External links

★ Pelion Outdoors Web Guide

★ Accommodation in Pelion

★ Free Pelion Images

★ Pelion Mouresi: official municipal website

★ Mt. Pelion in original photographs and sketches

★ Prefecture of Magnesia, capital city of Volos, and Mt. Pelion

★ Portaria: Official municipal website

★ The Pilion Railway, which played a big role in the economic development of the Pelion region

★ Online Guide to the region of the Pelion Peninsula, its villages, history and other useful information

★ Official website of Mount Pilio

★ Guide for Pelion

★ 'Map and Aerial Photos':

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★ Street Map Information: Mapquest, LiveLocal, Google orYahoo! Maps

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★ Satellite Images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth

★ Coordinates: