First inhabited before 6000 BC, and thus the oldest acropolis in Greece, this Neolithic site occupies a gently sloping hillside 14km west of Volos. Well signposted off the highway, and staffed by a helpful curator (and his dog), it’s divided into two parts, and may have held as many as 5000 people. Individual buildings, including the so-called ‘Potter’s House’, have been identified and partly reconstructed in Sesklo A. Sesklo B, slightly higher, consists of low ruined walls.
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The remains of a walled Neolithic settlement, where perhaps 250 people lived 7000 years ago, stand atop a low mound just north of the village of Dimini,…
2. Tsalapatas Brickworks Museum
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From 1926 until 1975, Tsalapatas Rooftile and Brickworks, 1.5km west of the port at the Old Town’s South Gate, formed part of the cultural fabric of Volos…
5.19 MILES
This smart modern museum, in a former tobacco warehouse in the Palaia district, tells the story of Volos through beautiful black-and-white photos from the…
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Set behind a pretty rose garden, this excellent museum is just back from the seafront at the southeastern limit of Volos. As well as some amazing…
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This inconspicuous and faded mansion in little Anakasia preserves fanciful and colourful murals by Theofilos Hatzimihail (1866–1934). A wandering self…
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