Pelion

Holidays in Pelion – Places to visit
Starting from Horefto, while being on holiday in Pelion you may take part in walks to the mountain, go on cruises from Horefto to unique beaches and to the caves of Poseidon, go for a ride on the Pelion Train, participate in the local feasts, in the events of the Cultural Summer or the Pelion Festival and various other touristic events that promise to bring pleasure to your vacation.

Holidays in Pelion – Things to see
During your holidays in Pelion it is without question worth paying a visit to Zagora (15 minutes away from Horefto), to the Secret School of Regas Fereos, admiring the old churches and the library, seeing the central square, visiting the laboratory of production of the local pasta and the laboratory of production of the local sweets of the Women’s Feminine Association, the cobbled roads, the stone built houses, as well as the age-long planes that decorate its traditional squares.

Don’t leave out buying some of the local sweets, fruit and pasta! They are considered exquisite delicacies that will nostalgically remind you of your vacation.

In the taverns or restaurants you should definitely try “spetzofai” (a specialty in Pelion), fterokeftedes, kolokythokeftedes, season salads, as well as the local wine or tsipouro.

At nights you may enjoy the view of the moon from the beach or our hotel balconies. You may also go for a walk on the beach and get on with you entertainment in the rhythms of the summer at the small beach bars during you holiday nights.

Holidays in Pelion – Things to do
You may visit many of the other existing sights and villages that will leave you with the best impressions of your holidays in Pelion.

The best way to explore Pelion is by car; the public transport is also quite satisfying but limits your schedule, especially if you wish to visit a number of places.

Starting from the Flamingo Hotel, the most famous Pelion villages that you can visit by car while going round Pelion are:

Zagora (must see)

The biggest village in Pelion with the greatest historical past. It counts 3.000 residents and has the well-known sandy beach of Horefto as its seaport. The combination of the green scenery and the running waters offer a unique sight. Zagora also has the biggest apple production in the Balkans, named “Zagorin”. There is also the rich plantation full of chestnut trees, planes, beeches and olive trees on its lower altitude.

Pouri

The balcony of Pelion with a unique view at the Aegean Sea and Horefto.

Makryrachi

A great centre of cultivation and sale of flowers. The flowers sold here may well enough decorate your house.

Kissos

A village literary choked in its green scenery, with an old and very beautiful church.

Tsagarada

The village with the huge planes and the beautiful mansions. The stone bridge and the 1.000 year-old plane are also worth paying a visit.

Milies

While on vacation, you should as well visit the Pelion Train, the church and the library.

Vizitsa

Just 1 km away from Milies. These two villages give you the opportunity to get to know the traditional architecture in Pelion.

Makrinitsa

Quite a representative village of Pelion – many of the tourists on holiday in Pelion visit it in order to get to know a traditional village in Pelion. It has a spectacular view of Volos and the Pagasitikos Gulf. You can also go to the Folklore Museum, the churches of Panagia (Virgin Mary) and Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) and the central café with projects of our popular painter Theophilos.

The hospitality of the locals in Pelion, the traditional mansions, the cool springs, the cobbled roads and the Pelion beaches with their exotic beauty invite you to a unique journey into the dream.

There are many ways to get to Pelion. By plane, car, bus train and ship. Below you can find detailed instructions on how to come to Pelion very easily.

 

Travelling by plane (Volos Airport)

You may come and enjoy unique holidays in Pelion through the airport of Volos, during the summer period (April – October). In the airport of Volos there are regular, programmed flights from and to Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, Brussels and Spain.

You may also come through the airport in Skiathos.

 

Instructions for a travel – tour by car.

Once you decide to travel to Pelion and come to the municipality of Zagora and to the beach of Chorefto by car, you should first reach Volos. Chorefto is 54 km from Volos through Chania and 7 km from the municipality of Zagora, which is the middle of the distance and the biggest municipality in Pelion.

The access to the region of Volos is direct and easy through the P.A.TH.E. motorway.

 

Instructions to come to Horefto!

1. Come from Athens or Salonika through the highway until you reach the junction of Velestino-exit to Volos.
2. Turn to the exit to Volos and after about 19 km you will reach the Larissis Street in Volos.
3. Before entering Volos, on the right side of the street you will find an exit to Portaria. Turn to that exit and enter the ring road.
4. Go straight ahead and after a few junctions with flashlights you will see a road sign showing that the way to Portaria and Chania is on your left.
5. Turn left, go past Portaria and Chania and go down the mountain to Zagora. (Don’t turn right at the ski centre in Chania to Kissos.
6. About half an hour later you will see o road sign, showing you to turn left to Zagora.
7. In the centre of Zagora there is a sign showing you to turn right to Chorefto.

 

If you are using a GPS the Coordinates are:

Zagora GPS Coordinates: 39° 26' 34.65" N   23° 06' 09.96" E

Horefto GPS Coordinates: 39° 27' 24.86" N   23° 7' 7.17" E 

 

Travel – Tour by Bus (Bus Station of Volos)

If you decide to travel to Pelion through the KTEL of Nea Magnisia, there is frequent, every-day bus service to Chorefto. There is also the ability, through Flamingo Hotel to rent a car or hire a TAXI in order to get here easily.

For the bus service of KTEL Volos view the relevant page.

 

Travel by Train – Pelion – Volos

Your travel to Pelion may take place through the Hellenic Railways (OSE), making daily trips from Athens to Volos, through Larisa.

There are also daily trips from Salonika to Volos.

For the trips from Athens call: (0030 210 524 0646) and from Salonika call: (0030 2310 517517) or visit http://ose.gr

 

Travel by sea – Volos – Pelion

The port of Volos is the 4^th biggest port in Greece. You may come to it by ferries or flying dolphins that travel from and to Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonnisos, Peuki in Euvoia and Platania in Pelion.

Any way you chose to travel by to Pelion will definitely offer you an unforgettable experience. Have a nice trip!

According to the Greek Mythology, Pelion was the summer residence of the gods of Mount Olympus, the homeland of Centaurs and the battlefield of the “Battle of the Giants”.

Hercules, Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius learnt music, virtue and the art of war next to Centaur Chiron. They also studied the healing qualities of the herbs and plants in Pelion.

In fact, Asclepius made such a progress and he even got so far ahead of his teacher Centaur Chiron that he managed to create the snake, source of life and death that still remains the symbol of the medical science up until today.

Pelion is also the place where the wedding of Nereid Thetis and Peleus took place. During the feast that followed the ceremony, goddess Eris, because of the fact that she hadn’t been invited, dropped a gold apple that said “to the most beautiful”. That way the first beauty contest took place, among the good-looking and powerful goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.

Paris, Prince of Troy, acted as a referee and tried to give the apple to goddess Aphrodite. After that, immortal Achilles, son of Peleus and Thetis, campaigned against Troy that was fatal for the family of Prince Paris and his family. Mythology also tells us that the retaliation campaign of the Greeks against the Trojans because of the heavy tolls imposed on the Greek ships that went through the Straits of Hellespont after the opening of the commercial seaways by the Argonauts.

Pelion also played a determinant role to the Persian defeat. 40 ships of Xerxes were aborted in the region of the sea caves. Finally, after the heavy defeat in Salamis in 480 B.C. Xerxes’ plans to dominate Greece and expand his empire to the Mediterranean Sea.

Pelion is also related to the Argonaut Expedition, since in the 13th century B.C. Argo, led by Jason, set off from the adjacent city of Iolkos with the destination to reach the distant Colchis of Aea in order to acquire the Golden Fleece, a symbol of wealth and honor.

When Jason returned with the Golden Fleece, he brought back sorceress Medea as his wife. She was the daughter of King Aetes and granddaughter of Helios, princess of Aea and later on queen of Iolkos. Because of the way things happened, she became a tragic female figure, dramatized by Euripides in the well-known “Medea”, a tragedy taught since 431 B.C.

Finally, the captain of the Argonaut Expedition, called Diomedes, chose to be renamed and therefore called Jason, as during his apprenticeship next to Centaur Chiron near Pelion, he excelled in the study of the therapeutical herbs.

Food is one of the basic components that make up a holiday for every visitor. Pelion can offer you a unique journey into the flavors created by our grandmothers over time…

During your stay there is the ability for you to choose between dozens of restaurants and taverns in Pelion, where you can taste the local specialties of Pelion and many traditional appetizers.

Some of the local specialties that definitely worth trying are “spetzofai”, mousakas, “tsitsiravla”, the local pies and meat ,as well.

Finally, your tasty feast will be completed with the traditional sweets of Pelion, made by the women of the area.

You may get the traditional products and dishes, such as sweets, honey, apples, chestnuts, homemade pasta, wine, etc very easily, so that all the traditional delights of Pelion go home with you!

You may participate in various sports activities, alone or with your friends, while on holiday in Pelion.

In Horefto, not far away from our hotel, in terms of the Sport Summer, various sport activities take place, sponsored by the Municipality of Zagora:

1. Canoe Kayak
2. Beach Volley
3. Beach Soccer
4. Basketball cup
5. Ping Pong
6. Archery

Other sports take place in the further region of Pelion as well:

1. Scuba Diving 
2. Mountain Bike
3. Horse Riding 
4. Hiking
5. Sailing (Park of the Argonauts, Afissos)
6. Wind Surfing (Park of the Argonauts, Afissos)
7. Sea Fun Park (Park of the Argonauts, Afissos)
8. Water Power Sports (Park of the Argonauts, Afissos)

The personnel of Flamingo Hotel Pelion may inform you on the dates that the above sport activities take place and will show you how to participate.

Pelion has been known by antiquity for its ideal and healthy climate, as it occurs by the combination of the green mountain, the abundance of its waters and the freshness of the Aegean Sea.

 

Spring!

April – May – June in Pelio

The spring weather in Pelion and the temperatures oscillate in good levels, between 20-24 Celsius degrees. The sea, clean and calm as always, is ready to welcome the Pelion visitors. To freshen and remind them that summer has returned, to the place where the mythical Gods of Mount Olympus used to spend their holidays.

 

The bloomed flowers create a colorful scenery and the locals prepare themselves for the Resurrection of man. Residents and visitors walk through the traditional cobbled roads and paths and the impressive and green Pelion that this region was made for vacation, renaissance of the senses and the exploration of the local customs and traditions as well as that of its cultural wealth.

Late April, May and June (along with September and October) are the best seasons for coastal walks from the mountain to the sea or mountain walking in Pelion, especially for the walkers and those who love to admire and live nature up close.

 

Summer!

June – July – August in Pelion

The summer weather in Pelion is particularly pleasant with average temperatures between 24-27 Celsius degrees, because of the dew coming from the mountain and the sea is clean, calm and of such temperature that doesn’t take you by surprise at your first touch with it.

The plantation, the flowers and the local fruit make themselves obvious and combined with the walks, the tours, the events, the activities, the sport events and the local festivals and feasts pleasantly fill the impressions and days of our visitors.

 

Autumn!

September – October in Pelion

During the autumn in Pelion the average temperatures have gone down to 20-24 Celsius degrees approximately, compared to those in summer, and the sea still manages to preserve the specific temperature that allows people to swim and enjoy the unique Greek Beaches.

The mountain adjusts itself to the autumn season and the Apple trees, the Chestnuts and Walnut trees fill its slopes.

For those who like going on holiday in a calm environment, away from the massive tourism, the period between the middle of September until the late October is the most suitable, as the temperature is quite pleasant and the sea remains very clean.

During the September – October period Pelion awaits for its friends, ready to offer endless hours of walks, tours, as well as scenery discoveries that will make their holidays stay fresh in their memory long after they go back home.

Travel links

• Transportation
• KTEL of Volos
• KTEL of Thessaloniki
• KTEL of Athens
• Olympic Airlines
• Aegean Airlines
• OSE - Hellenic Railways Organisation

• Useful
• Currency converter
• Odysseus - server of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

Useful telephones in the area

• Zagora Health Centre
• 24260 22222
• Zagora Pharmacy
• 24260 22400
• Makriraghi Pharmacy
• 24260 32100

• Gas station – Vulcanizater
• 24260 22579
• Zagora Police Station
• 24260 22529

Flamingo Hotel, Pelion - Horefto - Tel. +30 24260 23405

May and June are probably two of the best months that visitors may choose for their vacation in Pelion and the beautiful beach of Chorefto.

The mountain is full of blooming flowers and vivid colors, the sea is deep blue and serene, ready to welcome every visitor and offer them endless times of relaxation and swim along with unique cruises in every beach in Pelion.

Because of the good weather and the mild temperatures Mount Pelion may come forward for easy or more difficult hiking in May and June and visitors may pleasantly walk through it enjoying the company of the blooming flowers and the clean paths.

During May and June Flamingo hotel has many offers and special prices for its visitors.

We offer you free services, low transfer prices from and to the airport, organized walks - hiking, cruises to the mythical caves, jeep touring, etc.

We also offer appealing prices for activities dealing with the knowledge of nature, of culture, of everyday life in the village and of the general life in Pelion.

Once you decide to visit us during May – June we can make sure that you are one of our pleased guests that choose to come to us every summer for their holiday.

Take part in the daily trips being organized from Pelion to Skiathos. Combine your holiday in Pelion with a daily trip to Skiathos! Combine your holiday to Pelion with an unforgettable cruise to the beautiful islands of Sporades! Pelion is a unique combination of Sea and Mountain, of Blue and Green. In just a little time distance you can find yourself on the top of the green mountain, near idyllic, deep blue coasts. On a daily basis, starting from the port in South Pelion at 9.30, a chance is given to you to visit Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonnisos. There you can see the marvelous Castle Islands, the well-known Lalaria and the Cave just before you reach the town of Skiathos, where you can spend a couple of hours. On Sundays, besides going around Skiathos, the trip also involves Skopelos, along with the famous beaches of Elio (Neo Klima), Milies, Panormo as well as the graphical port of Agnonta. There is also the chance for trips to be organized to Alonnisos, a very beautiful island, where yesterday meets today..

Rare plantation, Flowers, Herbs, and Paths in a colorful combination make up the magical scenery of the Pelion Mountain!

Since ancient time Pelion Mountain was thought to be the mountain of flowers and pharmaceutical herbs. According to mythology, it was the summer residence of the gods of Mount Olympus and homeland of the Centaurs. Moreover, Peleas’ wedding with Thetis along with the first beauty contest between the beautiful goddesses Era, Athena and Aphrodite took place at its slopes. Finally, the Secret School of Regas Fereos that contributed a great deal during the Greek Revolution of 1821 is located on the mountain.

Pelion Mountain spreads from the northwest to the Southeast with a length of 44 km and width of 10 km south up to 25 km north.

The mountain’s borders are Platanorema near Neochori in the south and Kaporema near the monastery of Flamouri in the north. The highest peak of the mountain is at the north side, 1.624 m high (peak of Pourianos Stavros). Some other peaks are Kotroni 1.550 m, Pliasidi 1.547 m, Aidonaki 1.537 m, Agriolefkes 1.471 m, Dramala 1.455 m, Schitzouravli 1.450 m, Golgothas 1.415 m, Lagonika 1.300m.

There are also some remarkable springs in Pelion that might interest you to visit. The most important are those of Kaliakouda and Lagonika. The springs known in the mountain are approximately 70. There are also some big streams such as those of Lagonika, of Vrichona, of Kaliakouda and of Felouka that have a high flow during the winter.

By following the paths of the mountain one may admire the various kinds of flora and fauna, at least 1.500 kinds of plants and 14 kinds of threatened habitats. Pelion is protected by articles 92/43 and 79/409 of the European Union, as part of the NATURA 2000 Program of the European Union with the code GR 1430001.

Three kinds of plants (Campanula incurva, Lesquereuxia syriaca και Soldanella pelia) are included in the “Red Book of Plants in Greece”, whereas there are totally 38 rare kinds.

While going up Mount Pelion one can come across beech forests, while in the North there are the Macedonian Firs. There is a line of chestnut trees beneath them. In the central squares of some of the villages there are perennial planes, actual natural monuments!

The 24 villages of Pelion were constituted during the period of the Ottoman Domination, with Zagora being the biggest village and the commercial centre as well. Horefto still is the port of Zagora.

In Mount Pelion there are olive tree crops in lower altitude, apple tree crops in eastern medium altitude and potato cultivation in higher altitude.

Mount Pelion has such a special beauty every time of the year that it invites everyone to discover and fully enjoy it!

Feel free and come closer to nature, see places that very few have ever seen and admire the summits of Pelion, the Aegean and Pagasitikos Gulf.

Carla Lake and Veneto, the mountain shelters and the places where the local people get the wood to heat their houses on cold winter days. Either in a 4x4 jeep or on a mountain bike we will pass by several monuments, bridges, caves and other natural monuments. We really know this mountain like nobody else does.

Indicative Off Road Tours

1. Chorefto-Analipsi-Pouri-Vrios-Palia Midgela
2. Chorefto-Taxiarches-Makryrachi
3. Agriolefkes-Forest road-Agia Marina-Pouri-Analipsi-Chorefto
4. Chania-Ai-Lias- Athonas-Chorefto
5. Zagora-Pardalou
6. Rasova-Zagora-Pouri-Agia Marina
7. Pouri-Vrios
8. Pouri-Ano Kerasia-Melissiatika-Volos

There is also the possibility to visit the old sanatorium, the place where coal is produced and the ski centre with a view of the Aegen Sea and the Pagasitic Gulf.

The Off Road routes in Pelion promise to give you a unique acquaintance with nature.

The Off Road Pelion Tours will take place using your own or rented Jeeps or mountain bikes. Flamingohotel provides you with an experienced guide as well as the necessary instructions.

You may enjoy the natural beauty, the flora and fauna of the area through hiking around Pelion and other excursions organized by our hotel. At the same time you can experience the rich sea life and the rare beaches through our cruises.

Attend local cultural events such as traditional dancing, concerts, festivals, art exhibitions, fairs and all the events that are held in our municipality every summer.

Optional visits to the local workshop of traditional Pelion pasta. You can help in the production process and of course try the products.

Find out about local recipes of traditional sweets and watch their production by visiting the local Women’s Cooperative.

Optional visits to a small local wine factory and buy local tsipouro, ouzo and wine. We can also visit an olive mill.

Visit the largest apple cooperative in the Balkans, “Zagorin”. Tour through the Cool House, watch the apple selection and buy “Zagorin” apples of Protected Name of Origin. During the September-October period we can visit an apple orchard and take part in the apple picking.

We can cook local traditional recipes with biological products we will provide you.

Visit the nearby village of Makryrachi renowned for its great flower production which is the main industry of the village.

While going on vacation in Pelion there is the opportunity to go horse riding in the surrounding villages of Pelion. This way may go through traditional settlements, old cobbled roads and graphical villages. Moreover, you may choose the route you are willing to take and visit various places of interest, as well.

Pelion was known in the antiquity as the “healing mountain”, because of the plants that grew here.

Pelion history begins almost together with the creation of Dimitriada around 300 B.C. by the King of Macedonia, Dimitrios the Besieger. Dimitriada was then the center of the Magnets, and managed to survive the invasions of the Goths, the Slavs, the Turks, the Bulgarians and the Franks.

During the Byzantine Period we don’t observe any important towns in Pelion, whereas Thessaly is constantly at war with foreign breeds, such as the Goths (396 A.D.) and the Huns (539-540 A.D.) who claimed Dimitriada.

When Constantinople passed into the hands of the crusaders in 1204, their leader conquered Thessaly and Pelion. In 1222 the Bishop of Epirus Theodore freed this region from the Latins and in 1393 Thessaly succumbed to the Turkish possession.

During the Greek Revolution, the well-known cleric Anthimos Gazis from Pelion paved the way for the struggles towards independence. Pelion took part in the Greek Revolution with Captain Kyriakos Basdekis on 7th May 1821 but the pashas of the region drowned the revolutionary movement of Pelion in blood.

A second liberating effort in March 1854 turned out fatal as well. Pelion was finally liberated in 2nd November 1881, with the help of the British, a movement made by the already liberated Greeks and the support of the external forces.

Ever since 1830, the inhabitants of Pelion moved towards the coasts where they created structured settlements. Unfortunately, they had to move higher quite often, as they became the objective of various pirates. The regions mostly preferred were those near monasteries.

Zagora, the biggest and most remarkable village in Pelion, and the beach of Chorefto seem to have been created in that particular way.

The monastery of Metamorphosis tou Sotiros (metamorphosis of the Savior is thought to be the beginning of the creation of Zagora as it is today.

The monastery was built around 1160 A.D. It had a lot of wealth and a big number of monks but it was unfortunately destroyed by a random fire in August 1887.

The first district of Sotira-Zagora was evolved around the monastery and then the rest of the districts, Agios Georgios, Agia Kyriaki and Agia Paraskevi, slowly developed.

New Zagora began evolving quite quickly while agriculture, trade and Christianity of the region blossomed.

Samples of this particular development were its well-built mansions, its monuments and its rich ecclesiastic tradition.

The “Ellinomuseo – School of Regas Fereos” is the first among the monuments in Zagora that was formerly used as the boarding house of the old school. A part of it can still be seen at the beginning of the road to Chorefto.

The development of Zagora can also be seen in its relics, 1200 old printed books, codes and manuscripts of the old Zagorian Library (donated by the Patriarch Kallinikos the Third, by I. Prigos, by the Lapati and Voltos brothers. Approximately 13.500 books were donated to the library by Konstastinos and Apostolos Konstantinides, by Alexandros and Konstantinos Kassavetis, by Theodoros Afentoulis, by the poet, Konstantinos Tsagaradas and many others.

Zagora and Chorefto were the first in the production of silk (over 25.000-30.000 kilos a year) and they exported it to Britain, Dalmatia, Germany and other European countries as well. They also brought big amounts of wool from various regions in Greece (Levadia almost gave its whole production) and after processing it together with the local quantities they produced the famous “capes of Zagora”.

In order to export these commercial products they started travelling to the Mediterranean Sea and the famous ships from Zagora carried the products of Chorefto from its port to all the big ports of Europe, Constantinople and Smyrna.

So there was Chorefto, a significant and flourishing commercial centre, at the east side of Pelion in Zagora.

As far as the modern history of Pelion is concerned, in 27th October 1916, the association called “Zagora Agricultural Products Sales Association” was founded by 199 residents of Zagora. The basic crops at that time were those of potato and hazelnut.

In the mid 60s there is the cultivation of the “Starkin Delicious” apples. The Association starts developing so fast that in 1980 the gathering of apples reaches 10.000-15.000 tons a year and at the same time pears, kiwi, chestnuts, olives, cherries, etc are produced. That way it becomes one of the most important financial units in Magnesia.

Nowadays Zagora and Chorefto can offer their visitors the prestige and history of its glorious past combined with the mild touristic development through the traditional customs and the events taking place.

By highlighting its natural and cultural wealth combined with one of the most beautiful beaches of Pelion, Chorefto, as well as the stories of the mythical Centaurs, our region can become the ideal place visitors could think of spending their vacation.

You can swim and sunbathe at unique and unexplored beaches in Pelion.

Join us on daily cruises we organize on our 7-metre long speedy boat. Let us take you there the way only local people know…

Pelion beaches are known for their crystal clear water, the calm environment and the unique combination of Aegean Sea and the Pelion Mountain.

The Pelion is like half an island, having its east side beaches washed by the Aegean Sea providing a great deal of swimming options.
You can find calm beaches, small ones and popular beaches as well, attracting hundreds of tourists each summer.

Pelion beaches are offered for swimming in clear water, endless hours of sunbathing, fishing and cruises. Every summer there are many sports on the sand and sea sports, as well.

Besides the popular beaches in Pelion there are also some dreamy beaches that may not be that well known but they are really beautiful.
Just let us take you to all these beaches, popular or dreamy.

Browse through all of them using the side menu, known or even unknown…

One of the most beautiful beaches in Pelion, just two steps away from our hotel!

Horefto is the most beautiful and historical beach in Pelion.

According to the Greek mythology the further region of Pelion would be the summer residence of the Olympian Gods and the homeland of the Centaurs.

The coasts of Pelion is where Peleus fell in love and married mythical Nereid Thetis who was thought to have been living in Pelion as well.

According to modern history, Horefto was where the well-known ships of Zagora that crossed the Mediterranean set off to carry the local products to the ports of Europe, Constantinople and Smyrna.

Nowadays, Horefto has evolved into a well-organized beach that feasts many tourists every summer thanks to its natural beauty and the well developed touristic facilities.

Some of the main characteristics of the beach, that make it quite popular to our tourists, are: the fine sand, the clear, crystal blue water, its length of 2 km and the serenity of the sea during the summer period.

In Horefto beach you can find: Hotels, rooms to rent, restaurants, cafes, bars, bakery shops, crepe shops, mini markets and a pharmacy at a close distance as well. All will be ready to serve you during the summer season and offer you their quality services.

You can also do various activities and go sightseeing in Pelion as well.

The beach of Horefto still preserves many of the traditional elements of Pelion. During their holiday, its visitors can enjoy modern comforts, acquaintance with the local tradition, contact with the natural green of Pelion and one of the most beautiful beaches!

We look forward to your visit!

With our help you can live the dream!

Agioi Saranta Beach in Pelion is in the South of Horefto and within a 15-minute walking distance. Passing by the harbour, follow the coastal path to the golden sandy beach with the amazing high rock called “Calogeros” (monk) where the boldest ones dive from into the Aegean.

A small taverna, the popular local Beach Bar, the lounge chairs and the umbrellas in the southern side of the beach will be waiting for you. It is also accessible by car. We recommend you visit it.

Plaka Pelion is a small beach in east Pelion in the north of Horefto not far from our hotel.

The rich plantation reaching even the sea is its basic feature.
During the summer Plaka is full of visitors searching to swim in its crystal clear blue water.

Starting from Flamingo Hotel in Horefto you can visit Plaka Beach in Pelion and get to know that region as well.

Agios Ioannis is a popular beach in East Pelion close to our hotel.

The red roofs, the blue of the Aegean Sea and the green of Pelion make up colorful sceneries.

During the summer Agios Ioannis in Pelion fills up with tourists giving their own sound until late at night at cafes and bars nearby.

Starting from Flamingo Hotel in Horefto you can visit Agios Ioannis Beach in Pelion and get to know that region as well.

A sandy beach of Pelion in the southeast of Horefto and Flamingo Hotel. The green of the mountain and the blue of the sea become one, composing a colorful picture.

At the beach of Papa Nero you can find Greek taverns with sea food, so that you can enjoy your meal at Papa Nero beach while gazing at the Aegean blue.

Starting from Flamingo Hotel in Horefto you can visit Papa Nero beach in Pelion.

Papa Nero beach can offer quite a pleasant experience.

A small port where you can see the old settlement and the Byzantine castle in the south of Horefto

Go for a walk in the Damouchari cobbled roads between the old houses or follow the path connecting Damouchari to the nearby beaches.

Damouchari beach has pebbles while you can find taverns, restaurants and bars at the region.

You shouldn’t leave out visiting the chapel of Agios Nikolas with its great paintings.

Starting from Flamingo Hotel in Horefto you can visit Damouchari beach in Pelion.

Damouchari gives a pleasant experience to everybody visiting it.

Milopotamos Pelion is a beautiful and graphic beach near Horefto and Flamingo Hotel.

Milopotamos beach has pebbles, sand and some rocks as well.

Milopotamos is cut in its middle by a rock getting deep into the sea. Its two parts are joined at the beach by an opening at the rock allowing access from one to the other.

The beach bar of Milopotamos, almost inside the rock, promises to quench your thirst and offer you moments of relaxation and recreation.

Starting from Flamingo Hotel in Horefto you can visit Milopotamos beach in Pelion.

You can swim and sunbathe at unique and unexplored beaches in Pelion. Join us on daily cruises we organize on our 7-metre long speedy boat. Let us take you there the way only local people know…

Pelion beaches are known for their crystal clear water, the calm environment and the unique combination of Aegean Sea and the Pelion Mountain.

The Pelion is like half an island, having its east side beaches washed by the Aegean Sea providing a great deal of swimming options.
You can find calm beaches, small ones and popular beaches as well, attracting hundreds of tourists each summer.

Pelion beaches are offered for swimming in clear water, endless hours of sunbathing, fishing and cruises. Every summer there are many sports on the sand and sea sports, as well.

Besides the popular beaches in Pelion there are also some dreamy beaches that may not be that well known but they are really beautiful.
Just let us take you to all these beaches, popular or dreamy.

Browse through all of them using the side menu, known or even unknown…

1. Horefto Pelion Beach
2. Agioi Saranda Pelion Beach
3. Plaka Pelion Beach
4. Agios Ioannis Pelion Beach
5. Papa Nero Pelion Beach
6. Damouhari Pelion Beach
7. Mylopotamos Pelion Beach
8. Parisaina Pelion Beach
9. Tourkou Pelion Beach
10. Analipsi Pelion Beach
11. Elitsa Pelion Beach
12. Vrios Pelion Beach
13. Kolokithaki Pelion Beach
14. Kerasorema Pelion Beach
15. Limnionas Pelion Beach
16. Agios Nikolaos Pelion Beach
17. Koulouri Pelion Beach