Fun facts about Volos
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Volos is built at the innermost point of the Pagasetic Gulf and at the foot of Mount Pilio, the land of the Centaurs.
Volos
Greece
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region.
From the “Location” section
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Iolcus, known in mythology as the homeland of the hero Jason, is one of the ancient cities on which modern Volos is built.
Volos
Greece
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region.
From the “History” section
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The port of Volos was founded in 1893 and is the third-largest cargo port in Greece.
Volos
Greece
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region.
From the “Port” section
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Volos is the first city in Europe to feature Seaplane Services through Argo Airways.
Volos
Greece
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region.
From the “Transport” section
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Volos was a candidate city for the European Capital of Culture in 2021.
Volos
Greece
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region.
From the “Culture” section
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Photo: konstantinos kolimpa… · CC BY 3.0