Pelion, the mountain of the Centaurs, was chosen by the twelve gods of Olympus as their summer residence.
In Pelion lived the Centaurs and the wise Chiron, under whom Achilles studied as well as Asclepius who was taught medicine. The area has been inhabited since early prehistoric times. The most important archaeological finds of the Neolithic Age in Sesklo (beginning of the 7th millennium BC) and Dimini (end of the 5th millennium BC), where a great civilization developed, the Mycenaean sites in the area of ​​Iolkos, which flourished in the 13th and 14th century BC The Pagases who gave their name to the Pagasitic gulf, the ancient Feres in today's Velestino, the ancient Alos near Almyros, the Phthiotides Thebes in today's Nea Aghialos, the ancient city of Dimitrias which he founded at the beginning of the 3rd century . BC, the Macedonian King, Demetrius the Besieger, are historical monuments of worldwide interest. During the Turkish occupation, several settlements of Pelion developed into important villages, reaching a particular economic and spiritual prosperity in the 18th century. Magnesia took part early in the Revolution of 1821 and was incorporated into the free Greek state in 1881. An important role in the development and development of the region was played by the settlement of refugees after the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922.

Source: Municipality of Volos
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