Mainland region

ThessalyRegion guide: towns, sights, beaches & food

Monasteries on rock towers at Meteora and the green Pelion mountain, where villages run down to the sea.

Places to see: 3
Beaches: 4

Villages & towns

Kalambaka

Kastraki

Makrinitsa

Portaria

Tsagarada

Milies

Agios Ioannis

Damouchari

What to see

Meteora

Mount Pelion

Mount Olympus

Beaches

Mylopotamos beach, Thessaly — Mylopotamos

Fakistra beach, Thessaly — Fakistra

Agios Ioannis beach, Thessaly — Agios Ioannis

Damouchari beach, Thessaly — Damouchari

Photos: Wikimedia Commons

Food

Restaurants in ThessalySee menus and book a table

Getting there & around

Train to Kalambaka (Meteora) or Volos; bus from Athens

Volos portWhere boats leave, map Search ferries

Map

Common questions

How do I get to Thessaly?

Train to Kalambaka (Meteora) or Volos; bus from Athens

What is worth seeing in Thessaly?

Top sights include Meteora, Mount Pelion, Mount Olympus.

Are there good beaches in Thessaly?

Yes — for example Mylopotamos, Fakistra, Agios Ioannis, Damouchari.

Guides about Thessaly

Lake Plastira: Greece's 'Little Switzerland'

Photos from Wikimedia Commons. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lists are highlights, not every place.