• Neolithic Settlement Sesklo - Sesklo (Volos)
The Neolithic settlement of Sesklo was discovered in the late 19th century. The "Kastraki" hill was inhabited from the mid-7th millennium to the 4th millennium BC and covered an area of 10,000 acres. On the hill are still ruins of houses and streets. The findings from the excavations that followed made the settlement of Sesklo one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Greece and Europe! The settlement takes the Middle Neolithic great extent. This period coincides with the familiar "culture of Sesklo" and characterized by an increase of pottery and improved technique of firing pottery. Also typical is the extensive use of stone tools and the abundant use of obsidian from the island of Milos.
• Athanassakio Archaeological Museum (Volos)
The most important museum of Magnesia is Athanassakio Archaeological Museum, located in the city of Volos. The museum was founded in 1909 at the expense of Alexis Athanassakis from Portaria. The neoclassical building that houses the museum stands out for its simple and stately architecture edited by the architects J.P.Skoutaris and A. Angelidis. The museum has a large collection of exhibits covering long periods of time on the course of Magnesia. The visitors have the opportunity to admire here, the findings of the Paleolithic and Neolithic period, indicating the existence of life in Greece since the dawn of humanity. The collection exhibits including collection of Neolithic objects and seats from the general area of Thessaly Jewelry, Gold Coins of the cities of Thessaly and Magnesia. Some of the most interesting and crucial exhibits are Figurines from the Neolithic period in Thessaly all dating from 6500 - 4500 BC. Mycenaean chariot representation in modeling clay, dating from the 13th century BC tomb of Protogeometric Reconstruction period dating from 1050 to 900 BC, gold necklace from the ancient city Pelinnaio of the 3rd century BC.
• Folklore Museum (Makrinitsa)
The Folklore Museum is housed in a traditional mansion located near the square of Makrinitsa. The three-storey mansion was built in 1844 with the distinctive architecture of Pelion and has an interesting collection. At the museum you will see artifacts from everyday, household items, traditional costumes, tools, traditional embroidery, old guns, flags and relics.
• Dimini Neolithic Settlement - Dimini (Volos)
Dimini is a village just outside the city of Volos, about 15 km and became known from the Neolithic era that came to light in the excavations. In this village were discovered traces of Neolithic settlement in the citadel, and also discovered Neolithic tools, figurines and pottery dating from the late Neolithic period. After years of ongoing excavations they discovered a settlement from the Mycenaean period in accordance with findings considered to be the ancient Iolkos, home of Jason and the mythical Argo ship. The excavations of the Mycenaean settlement began in 1980 with the chief archaeologist V. Adrymi-Sismani which continued until today. One of the most famous sights of this area is the well-organized settlement of the Neolithic period, the Mycenaean tomb attributed to kings of city, several findings such as pottery, figurines and tools.
• Ellinomouseio - School of Riga (Zagora)
In Zagora is the famous "school of Rigas Feraios", as it was later named. It is the oldest school in Pelion and attended great persons of Greek history and literature. Some of the students from Ellinomouseiou excelled in the field of literature and common and where the leaders of the Greek revolution like Rigas Feraios, Anthimos Gazis, Grigoris Konstantas and Callinicos Lapato patriarch of Constantinople. The Ellinomnouseio is ideal for an afternoon stroll. You can also visit the Library of Zagora, which is very close to the school and which has about 1500 books, manuscripts, documents of the revolution, relics and banners.
• Museum Aggelini (Horto)
The museum Aggelini is a small museum located in the picturesque village of Horto. It is a folklore museum that is worth visiting as it has interesting exhibits from everyday life and tradition, tools, ornaments, embroidery, banners and traditional costumes.
• Milies Library (Milies)
The library has many old books, where a significant portion of them belonged to the Old School of "Psichis Akos" founded by Anthimos Gazis and Gregory Konstantas. In the Library, are also instruments and tools of the school, historical relics of the revolution, banners and old documents.
• The House with the Rose (Volos)
Chrysoula Zogia was born in Volos in 1914 and reveal the influence of here teachers Nikitas Gryspou and Spiros Vikatou especially in its early works that are portraits on here drawings. The House with the Rose is located at the junction of Vlahava and Gazi street in Volos. It is a typical example of the artistic temperament of the painter. Through its mandate, desire, expressed by the opening of the covenant in 1992, the property granted to the Municipality of Volos for use as a museum, gallery and become a kind of cultural heritage for future generations. The approximately 250 works displayed are paintings oil painting with subjects like "still life" portraits, houses in the region and adapted for the blooming gardens, home interior, interior and exterior Catholic and other churches which are mainly imprinted on the side of the stairway, drawings in ink and pencil. Particular attention had the task of "Rose" oil on portable metal, "Conscience of the Unconscious consciousness" mural on plaster frame, "Hand Prints" mural inside staircase crafted from the hands of the workers of the house, painting abstract compositions, two portraits of painter by Nikita Gryspo etc. Admission is free every Sunday morning 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and it is forbidden to take photographs because of the copyright protection.
• Kouri Forest (Almiros)
The aesthetic forest of Kouri is located in the municipality of Almyros (1000 meters northwest of the city, 500 meters from the former community Eyxenoypolis). Covered primarily by oaks with average age of 160 years. Previously covered about 20,000 acres from the beach to Neochoraki Almyros and streams to Platanos and Cholorema near Aidini, as a natural continuation of the flora of Mount Othris. Today the forest covers 1150 acres in fencing.
The forest was with Presidential Decree in 1986 part of the protected areas by Law on the protection of the environment. The Association of Wallachian Almyros founded the Folklore Museum in 1989 Kouri forest, housed in a wooden building that was given by the City of Almiros. Within the forest are also:
The church of St. Serafim, "Konakia" (huts inhabited Sarakatsani), two ponds, a small Train tour, two basketball courts and a children 'playground, restaurant and cafeteria
Almyros Municipality in cooperation with the Hunting Association Almyros placed in a protected area within the forest wild goats, deer, geese, ducks, swans and peacocks.
• Culture Museum of Lake Karla (Kanalia)
The Museum is located in the village of Kanalia, about 25 km northwest of the city of Volos. From Volos two paths can be followed. One of the most mountainous, by N. Ionia - Melissatika-Kerasia The other, plain, follows the highway leading to Larissa, turning right before Velestino, a point away from Kanalia18 km. The building of the museum used to be a Cinema. Since December 2005 working as an "Area of Promotion of the lake and Culture Environment". The unusual, almost primitive, way of life for residents in the lake, the life in the villages, the struggle of farmers for land acquisition unfold in front of the visitor through photographic collections of Volos photographer Dimitris Letsios, which captures the life and death of lake Karla and from Larissa photographer Takis Tloupas, saving moments from the lives of fishermen and photographer Voula Papaioannou, who as director of photography within the program UNRA wanders Greece and record through the lens of the situation in the years after World War II and the civil war in Greece. Even out the photo gallery, of unknown photographers, donated by residents and photographer Nikos Tsongas, who immortalized the struggle of the landless in 1983. And the gallery to preserve the musical tradition of the region, from the archive Chatzizisi.
• Early Christian "Fthiotides Thebes" (Nea Anchialos)
Excavations at Thebes Fthiotides started in 1924 by archaeologist C. Sotiriou and continued by P. Lazarides. The excavations, which continue to this day brought to light important monuments and ruins of Christian churches, which date from the late Roman and early Christian years.At the early years of Christianity Fthiotides called Thebes, and belonged to Dimitriada ecclesiastical center of Magnesia at that time. The attractions include the area of Thebes Fthiotides mention St.Peter Basilica, the Basilica of the witnesses, dated between 4th to 6th century AD. Noteworthy are the mosaics in many churches that have survived, which have a variety of topics and impressive technique.
• Cafe "Theophilos" (Makrynitsa)
The café "Theophilos" in Makrinitsa was built in 1910. Originally the site was operated as a tavern on the ground, and later as a cafe. Today the ground floor, where the coffee - ouzeri "Theophilos" is, owned by Community Makrinitsa, while the floor is a private residence. The building, in the period 1910 - 1911, decorated inside with a large mural by the famous folk painter Theophilos Hadzimichalis. The continued operation of a cafe caused great damage to the mural, which led to maintenance in 1988. In 1995 the Culture Ministry declared the entire building as a "historical monument" to be protected from any damage. They followed the 1996 with repairs. This two-storey stone building, roofed with four wooden roof covered with slate stoneplates. It is simple in morphology and in the middle of the facade is dominated by a large balcony, protected by a simple form of metal railing.
• Museum of Theophilos Kontos Mansion (Anakasia Volos)
The Theophilos Museum, located in the Upper Anakasia Volos, in the northeast of the central square. Initially, the Mansion was owned by the family Chatzianastassis up in 1905 which was bought by J.Kontos. Immediately after buying the new owner has made a number of modernization construction of the new residence and to adjust the current patterns of the time, which significantly altered the original architectural composition of the building.To 1912, following the construction work, began a program of art decorating the lobby of the rooftop of the folk painter Theophilos Chatzimichalis.The earthquake of 1955 struck the area, the mansion suffered extensive damage, both in the bearing body and the individual components, especially in the frescoes many of which where destroid. In1962 the Culture Ministry to safeguard this unique monument to the region, described it "as a historical monument" in 1965 and bought it to use it for archaeological use.Followed in 1966 The restoration of the mansion, which was completed in 1967 and also became the maintenance of the murals by specialized teams of the Ministry of Culture. In 1980 caused further damage to the building, but much smaller, which gave rise to a new program of building rehabilitation work losses, maintenance of the murals and the surrounding settlement, executed by the Ministry of Culture, when the mansion acquired its present appearance.
• Kerasiabridge (Kerasia)
In the center of the village of Kerasia is the stone arch bridge linking the two parts of the village on the banks of the river Kerasiotis. It consists of two unequal arches made of gray-green shale and conglomerate with metal links. The deck of the road has steep slopes and is lined with paved "path" width 3.00 meters. Built in 1886. In 1988 it was declared a historical monument.
• Radio Museum (Lafkos)
In Lafkos Pelion starts from October 26, 2008 the operation of the first Museum of Radio in Greece with 100 radios exhibits from the collection of the German Collector Wilfriend Schoeps. The museum is the result of cooperation of the Cultural Organization of Athens Municipality with the Cultural Association Lafkos "Action" and is housed in an old two-story house donated by the artist Magda Karastathi. The museum exhibits the history of radio from the early 20th century to the 60s. Old radios specifically designated for aesthetic perfection and are art objects. The exhibition is accompanied by information material, posters and old photos.
• Olive Museum (Ano Gatzea)
Housed in the ground floor of a traditional stone building in the square of the railway station of Ano Gatzea. The house was built in 1924 by John Vogiatzis. The first floor was the winter residence of the family. The ground floor was for various agricultural activities, the majority of which were related to the olive which operated craft sorting, processing and production and storage of olives and the oil marketing.
