Chania (Magnesia)
Chania and Drakia are in Northwest Pelion.
Get in
By bus from Volos Interurban Bus Terminal ("Yperastiko KTEL") (KTEL Volou), Details on buses, can be found online here
See
- 🌍 Drakia Massacre Memorial, Drakia (on the left as you ascend Pelion through Drakia, just before St. Nicholas church). The memorial remembers the 115 men who were victims of a mass execution by SS soldiers on 18 December 1943. The massacre was one of multiple Nazi reprisals against the Greek Resistance in occupied Greece. In 2011, Drakia had a population of 381.
Do
Buy
- 🌍 Koumoutsi Family Farm (Palia Chania), Palia Chania, Mount Pilio (6 km after you leave Portaria as you ascend Pelion on national road 34A, and 6 km after you leave Chania on the descent), ☏ +30 24280 92610, koumoutsi@hotmail.com. A roadside shop with large vats of at least five styles of organic honey harvested by the Koumousti family. A family member will provide samples, and you can purchase some to take with you at around €10-13 per kilo. The store also sells other handmade bee-derived products as well as homemade tsipouro. Fresh, cool mountain spring water is provided from a fountain in the parking area. €.
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