The springs of Acheron river are a wonderful destination for nature lovers and for those who are interested in seeing a face of Greece a bit different from the usual postcards. This is not the place where the mythological river is born, but a stretch easy to reach, along which many small springs flow into the already formed river.
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Pelion: Makrinitsa and Theophilos Hatzimichaìl
In this last post of the series on Pelion, we make a quick stop in Makrinitsa and then we go to visit the museum of the painter Theophilos Hatzimichaìl, a very special character that deserves to be discovered.
Pelion: De Chirico’s little train
A different kind of day, spent by taking a trip on the little train of Pelion, designed in the late 1800s by the father of the famous painter Giorgio De Chirico, who was born in Volos during the construction of this short railroad.
And these images of his childhood influenced him remarkably, making the trains one of the recurring symbols in his paintings.
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