Introduction to Pelion

[by dreamofgreece]

If you were told of an area of extensive Chestnut forests alongside vast orchards of apple and pear trees, that the area was mountainous yet had splendid beaches and fishing villages, a landscape kept lush and green by an abundance of freshwater springs turning to vibrant reds and gold's as the deciduous forests change for autumn then perhaps you would be thinking of places far from Greece. Yet surprising though it may be the area we are describing is a narrow peninsular on the Greek mainland and the name of this area is Pelion.

At the heart of the peninsular lies Mount Pelion, it's foothills reaching all the way to the coast and to some of the most charming coastal villages. On the eastern slopes, the forests and orchards extend down to the shoreline forming a dense backcloth to the unspoilt beaches below. By contrast the vegetation along the western coast is more typical of the Mediterranean with pinewoods and olive groves dominating the landscape. Between the two coastlines are many unspoilt villages unaffected by tourism where the apple and pear harvests are the main concern of a rural Greek life that seems to have changed little in decades.



Damouhari harbour

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