In Greece, the popularity of excursion routes to places associated with mythological subjects. Greek representatives State Railway Company was told that in the summer of 2013 years exaggerated train “Pelion” was in high demand, passing through the historical region of Thessaly. March to August the number of train passengers increased by 28% compared with 2012 year
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Одной из возможных причин популярности отдаленных от центраGreece areas are riots and protests that time from time to occur in Athens. Tourists in the current situation try to stay away from the troubled capital, therefore The demand for holidays in the Greek islands and new excursion programs. But Greece really has what to surprise tourists – here, literally every piece of land is associated with some kind of hero or event.
The northeastern region of Thessaly is a place of life and deeds of such mythological heroes like Aeolus, Créteil, Feret, Achilles, and others. On Mount Pelion, to which, in fact, leads the train route, lived the centaurs with their glorious leader Chiron, and to the south of her was the town of Yolk, which, according to myths, was the center of all Thessaly region. This is confirmed by archaeological data. Iolk is also associated with the legends of Apollo and Jason, the leader argonautov.
Passengers of the tourist train can not only listen fascinating myths about the ancient inhabitants of these places, but also admire the surrounding landscapes and beauties of Mount Pelion, the height which, by the way, is 1651 m.
a photo: pelionweb.gr
The train departs at 10:00 local time from Ano Lechonia and at 15:00 from Milies.
Ticket price: 18 € for adults and 10 € for children for a round trip; 10 € and 6 € for a one-way trip, respectively.
More information about tickets and timetables can be found in Volos Travel Office by phone: +30 24210 39723
