{"id":667,"date":"2018-04-30T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T16:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travels.x10.bz\/wp\/?p=667"},"modified":"2022-07-08T19:38:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T23:38:54","slug":"around-the-pelion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/30\/around-the-pelion\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Pelion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve spent the last couple of days driving around this region exploring small mountain and seaside villages. Some are not so easy to access and we’ve learned that each one requires a walk through the center of town to find the hidden gems.<\/p>\n

Today we visited the village of Milies<\/strong>. A plain white building the Agion Taksiarchon Church <\/strong>contained the most beautiful frescoes!<\/p>\n

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Our kind guide gave us very interesting historical information about the church. It took the artist, a monk from Mt. Athos, 33 years to complete the frescoes. Many design details make for amazing acoustics. Larry demonstrated by singing a Gregorian chant beautifully! A trip highlight!<\/p>\n

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Yesterday we drove to the very southern tip of the Pelion Region to the fishing village of Agios Kiriaka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The coastline along the way is stunningly beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Agios Kiriaka was the perfect stop for a seafood lunch. Larry says that his grilled octopus reminded him of a old bicycle inner tube he used to chew on sometimes. Our server assured us that he caught it himself that very morning!<\/p>\n

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A view of Agios Kiriaka.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fishing boats in the harbor.<\/p>\n

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We’ve spent 4 nights in Afissos<\/strong> so it’s time to move on–a new base and a new region. We’re heading for Litochoro<\/strong> and Mt. Olympus<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve spent the last couple of days driving around this region exploring small mountain and seaside villages. Some are not so easy to access and we’ve learned that each one requires a walk through the center of town to find the hidden gems. Today we visited the village of Milies. A plain white building the … <\/p>\n

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