The best thing about holidays in South Pelion is its variety. Every day you can choose between mountain and beach, green and blue, sport or laziness. From the picturesque village of Lafkos, which is just a step away from the sea, you can quickly drive anywhere and enjoy breathtaking views and new light moods every day. A visit, no matter what time of year, is an unforgettable aesthetic journey.
The south coasts
Enjoy crystal water on the Aegean Sea or the gulf side, including fantastic lonely places, with untouched tranquility. Simply a choice depending on time, sun, weather and waves conditions.
Be aware, there is no mass tourism in the area. Therefore, the beaches, coves and other destinations are never crowded, even in high season.
The most targets around are reachable by car in less as a half an hour. The next beaches are just 10 minutes away. See more and get directions within our personal guide’s.
The coasts and bays are so numerous and varied that it would take a lifetime to visit them all.
Very often the water in the gulf resembles a lake or swimming pool and is ideal for all those water sports enthusiasts who value a calm sea.
The gulf is also most recommend if you like to go in the afternoon for swimming because of the sundown there.
In the summer month in Melina until October, you might enjoy every Thursday great poetic music with the fantastic duo above.
When the singing skater meets the fishing cowboy surfing on the sun warped rails of Greek Rembetiko.
Hiker’s paradise
The Pilion peninsula is part of a mountain range that crosses Greece from the mountains of central Macedonia to Mount Olympus. It ends at Mount Ossa and Mavrovounio in Pilion.
The nature of the area combines the inviting and mild atmosphere of the sea with the rugged and unspoiled profile of the mountain slopes.
The result is a rich visual experience with a variety of vegetation, colors and scents. A visit at any time of the year is an unforgettable aesthetic journey, spend holidays in South Pelion.
Get ready to hike, cycle or run along Pelion’s countless trails and ancient paved walkaways, magnificent nature and breathtaking views. Whatever the season, one of the best places for hiking in Greece is the Home of the Centaurs on the Pelion peninsula.
The interior of the peninsula impresses with dense deciduous forests of beech, chestnut, oak and plane trees. Along the coasts, olive groves and pine forests grow together.
Autumn is mild and the thousands of sprouting flowers are reminiscent of spring.
Here thrive some species of animals, mushrooms and especially herbs in great diversity, which are otherwise hardly found.
The vast network of roads and footpath’s, the variety of nature and panorama, make the south of Pelion one of the most interesting areas for hiking.
Find out more about trails, the geography and vegetation for your hiking holidays in South Pelion.
Discover unique mountain villages
The Pelion area invites you to explore its rich history with over 40 mountain villages built by skilled stonemasons from the Epirus region.
The self-governing mountain communities flourished, trading in olive oil, olives, fruit, chestnuts, silk and wood and transporting their goods to the sea on mules.
Despite the years that passed by, many of the traditional roads are still in very good shape due to efforts done by local communities.
More about the villages and their history.
Living in light and change
The peninsula is constantly changing its face. In the north, the fir forests at 1600 meters tell of the Central European highlands, and in the south, the dry nature and clear colors remembers the south of Italy.
“I believe that all ugliness disappears when you have light like this”, said Henry Miller once, and was not alone in this view.
The charming village Lafkos
In the center of this unique combination of land and sea, we rent out in the quaint village Lafkos our fresh renovated second home.
The residence is located 54 kilometers from Volos in Lafkos, one of the most beautiful villages of South Pelion.
The quaint village is famous because of the beautiful square without any cars and his delicious taverns.
It is also home to the oldest coffee shop in Greece, which exists since 1775.
Our vacation Home is just two minutes away from the square, combined the rural charm of country style with a touch of modern architecture.
It is made as a place to be for passionate and attentive people, whether it is summer, autumn, winter or spring.
We have everything you may need to live, cook, work, or lounge in comfort.
Everything inside is lovingly renovated and equipped with modern technology as well.
Enjoy the panorama view right from your bed, silence interrupted only by birdsongs and a deep taste of the Greek way of life.
Settled 330m above the sea, the cottage is overlooking an old spring and border’s directly on the green valley below the hill.
Opposite you can see the small Byzantine chapel Ag. Paraskevi and the whole mountains of the southern peninsula.
Right down from the house begins the Kalderimi going across a hill to the small coastal town Milina.
45 minutes later, you have already arrived.
And just half an hour’s walk away, the panorama of the Aegean shines, with the island of Skiathos opposite.
More about our vacation cottage, the village of Lafkos, events, hikes and other tourist excursions like the Pelion train is reachable searching the web or within our personal guide’s. Everything about arriving or booking is here. We are also glad about a message or your contribution in our guestbook.