The 14 km long beach of Agiokambos Prehistory and Early Settlements Although modern Agiokambos is a 20th-century creation, the eastern Thessalian coastline has been inhabited since very early times. On the slopes of Mavrovouni and around the former Lake Karla, important prehistoric sites have been identified, such as the Neolithic settlement of Palioskala, organised with…
Chorefto beach and fishing harbour Zagora, built amphitheatrically on the eastern slopes of Mount Pelion, shows continuous human presence even though the first clear references under its present name appear in the 13th century. Archaeological finds point to habitation since antiquity, while in the medieval period the area was organized around monastic nuclei, most notably…
View of the harbour in Damouchari The history of Mouresi and its small harbor Damouchari forms one of the most characteristic mountain–sea pairings in East Pelion. For centuries the village on the high, forested slopes supplied the maritime cove below, while the cove sustained the village by linking it to wider trade networks. Their stories…