Pelion
A forested mountain peninsula in Thessaly with stone villages, orchards and beaches on the Aegean side. In myth it was the home of the centaurs, and a narrow gauge railway runs from Ano Lechonia.
- Where
- Volos, Thessaly, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 39.4333, 23.0500
Get the Pelion stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pelion. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Thessaly volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pelion
Skiathos 46 km
A small Sporades island known for more than sixty beaches, among them the long sandy Koukounaries. The main town has a harbour, old streets and the home of the writer Alexandros Papadiamantis.
Vale of Tempe 65 km
A narrow, steep sided gorge cut by the Pineios river between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa. It is about 10 km long and was praised by ancient poets as a sacred place of Apollo.
Skopelos 66 km
A green Sporades island with pine forests, plum orchards and many small chapels. Parts of the film Mamma Mia! were shot here, including the white chapel of Agios Ioannis on a rock.
Alonnisos 78 km
A quiet Sporades island at the edge of the National Marine Park of Alonnisos, a protected area for rare Mediterranean marine life and nesting birds. Its old hilltop village was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1965, and the new port at Patitiri is the main base.
Thermopylae 84 km
A narrow coastal pass where King Leonidas and his Spartans held back the Persian army in 480 BC. A bronze statue of Leonidas and a hill with a memorial mark the spot, beside hot sulphur springs.
Mount Olympus 94 km
The highest mountain in Greece at 2,918 metres, home of the twelve gods in ancient myth. Its summit Mytikas can be reached by hikers from Litochoro, and the area is a national park and biosphere reserve.
Dion 95 km
An ancient Macedonian sacred city at the foot of Mount Olympus, 17 km from Katerini. Its archaeological park holds temples of Zeus and Isis, a theatre and Roman baths, and a museum displays finds including a water organ.
Petralona Cave 105 km
A karst cave 300 metres above sea level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. A fossil skull found here in 1960 is among the oldest human remains in Europe.
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Questions
Where is Pelion?
Pelion is in Volos, Thessaly, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Skiathos (46 km), Vale of Tempe (65 km), Skopelos (66 km).
How do I get the Pelion stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pelion and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Thessaly volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pelion before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Thessaly volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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