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Places
Towns, villages, rivers and monuments. Thessaly up close and from the air.
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Elati, the village of the firs in the mountains of Pyli
In the mountains above Pyli, Elati is one of the best-known mountain villages in Thessaly, with views, forests and quiet cobbled paths.
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Pertouli, meadows and fir forest above Trikala
At 1,100 metres, Pertouli has open meadows, dense fir forest and a university forest that has been studied for decades.
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Kastraki, the village at the foot of the Meteora rocks
Below the rocks of Meteora, Kastraki lives with climbers, hikers and an old custom of hanging kerchiefs on the rock face.
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Varousi and the Koursoum Mosque: a walk through old Trikala
Below the castle, narrow lanes with mansions and churches. A little further down, one of the finest Ottoman mosques in Greece. Two faces of the same city.
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The Bridge of Pyli and Porta Panagia
A stone arch of 1514 over the Portaikos river and, a few steps away, a 13th-century Byzantine church. Where the Thessalian plain enters the Pindus mountains.
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Meteora: monasteries at the edge of the sky
Giant rock pillars, monasteries perched on their summits and seven centuries of history. What Meteora is, and how to see it with respect.