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: a path to Tsagarada
The truth is that we had no intention to make it all the way on foot from Damouchari to Tsagarada. We took the path to get a better view of the beach and we liked so much the route, that hour and a half later we were in the square of Tsagarada…
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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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