Magnesia
Top Attractions / Top Sights
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DIMINI
Archaeological Site
Important prehistoric settlement near Volos, with impressive architectural remains. It was continuously inhabited from the latest Neolithic period (5th millennium BC) to the end of the Bronze Age (1100 BC). The six concentric enclosures that enclose the acropolis and the "mega-shaped" building on …»
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SESKLO
Archaeological Site
Large Neolithic settlement of the 7th, 6th and 4th millennium BC. Houses with stone foundations and brick superstructures, streets and small squares, extend in and out of concentric protective enclosures. The houses outside the citadel betray urban planning. Inside the acropolis, a "mega-shaped" …»
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GORITSA
Archaeological Site
( Orminion ) On the plateau of the top of the hill of Goritsa (height 200 m.), at the eastern end of the gulf of Volos, large sections of the wall with semicircular towers of a fortified settlement from the Hellenistic times, perhaps a Macedonian military establishment (350 - 250 BC) are very well …»
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VELESTINOS
Archaeological Site
( Velestino / Ferai ) It is mentioned in the Iliad. The ancient city lies partly below the town of Velestino. Its area was inhabited from the late Neolithic era until Roman times (1st century AD). Extensive prehistoric habitation on the hills and slopes of the area. More important are the Visviki, …»