Makrinitsa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in Magnesia, Greece
About Makrinitsa
One of the most characteristic traditional settlements on mount Pelion. It is filled with mansions and houses from theOttoman erathat look like hanging ornaments on the green mountain side and are colorful (but not asPortaria). Many of these have been restored into restaurants and guesthouses. It sits on a slope of the Pelion range and another mountaintop to the east with forests, at a height of about500m (1,600ft)above sea level. The square with age-old trees lends a panoramic view of Volos and the Pagasetic Gulf. In one of the traditional coffee houses there is a big fresco by the 20th century naïve folkloristic artistTheofilos. The picturesque cobbled paths of Makrinitsa are scattered with traditional water fountains. Makrynitsa, with a population of about 900 people, has a school, a ly
Top Attractions in Makrinitsa
Explore the best things to see and do in Makrinitsa:
- ★Pelion Museum of Folklore and History
Where to Eat in Makrinitsa
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cardamom Oinomageireio
- 🍴To Kentrikon
Where to Stay in Makrinitsa
- 🏨Archontika Karamarlis Boutique Hotel & Guesthouse
Makrinitsa Travel Guide Sections
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