If you ever go to enthralling Pelion, then you must visit Zagora. 46 kilometers to the northeast of Pelion, 500 meters high overlooking the Aegean Sea it is one of the most appealing villages in Pelion. It was one of the greatest towns of Thessaly during the 17^th and the 18^th century thriving due to silk and textile industry, dye workshops, wood carving and trade. It is a conglomerate of four settlements: Aghia Paraskevi, Aghia Kiriaki, Aghios Georgios and Aghios Sotiras. Houses are surrounded by foliage and oftentimes water passes through their yards, coming from the running brooklets by the street.

Zagora's manors, dating back to its great thriving period, are located inside a forest of fruit trees, and they form a canvas of the traditional architecture of Pelion. Konstantinides’, Papastathis’ etc. manors stand out, and most of them are made of stone, have three stories and are decorated with colorful, painted pseudo windows under the roof top's soffit.

Don’t forget to visit the Ellinomouseio (Hellenic Museum), Rigas’ School, where various personalities studied, like Rigas Velestinlis (Greek revolutionary), the later on Patriarch of Constantinople, Callinicus IV, cleric and scholar Anthimos Gazis and scholars Gregorios Konstantas and Daniel Filippides. It is built in a dense forest of chestnut trees and it is a typical architectural example of Pelion, on which a marble sign looms, urging visitors to stand devoutly before the building where Rigas studied. Also, worth a visit is the Library of Zagora, founded in 1760, to which Callinicus gave 35 manuscripts and hundreds of books; a merchant from Zagora, named Ioannis Prigkos, also enriched it from Amsterdam.

Other sights are: Saint Georgios’ basilica with architectural traits from Pelion, built in 1765, standing out for the bishop’s throne, the pulpit and the iconostasis, all exceptionally artful, wood carved and gold-plated; Saint Paraskevi, from the 18^th century, by master Demos Zapaniotis from Epirus; Saint Dimitrios, Saint Kiriaki, Saint Nikolas and Prophet Elias churches, all of which bear wood carved iconostases and exceptional wall paintings; lastly, the marble fountains of ΅Despotis΅ and ΅Krallis΅, built in mid-18^th century.

Thanks to its extraordinary beauty and its glorious past, Zagora is one of the best touristically organized areas of Greece, with many hotels and traditional guest houses. So, enjoy this vacation spot of ultimate relaxation, this picturesque retreat, which is tempting not only for its loveliness but also for its gastronomical surprises. Taste spetzofai (dish with sausages), Pelion’s pies and delightful pastries, most of which are based on apple, which is Zagora’s delicious trademark and the most significant export product

Winter, summer or all year long, a visit to Zagora will fascinate you!