Ski in the morning, swim by afternoon
A short winter trip built around one genuine oddity: skiing at 1,500 metres in the morning and standing on an open Aegean beach by mid-afternoon.
- Length
- 5 days · 4 nights
- Months
- February – March
- Stops
- 4
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Volos
Arrival night on the waterfront, with the market and a tsipouradiko for dinner.
2 · 2 nights
Makrinitsa
Base for the ski centre, twenty-five minutes up the mountain.
3 · A day here
Agriolefkes ski centre
A small, uncrowded ski field on Mount Pelion — a half-day rather than a resort week.
4 · 1 night
Tsagarada
Over the ridge to the Aegean side, for forest, sea air and a winter beach walk.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Volos
Sleep · Volos
Settle in, walk the harbour, and eat at a tsipouradiko in the old customs-house district.
Day 2
Up to the mountain villages
Sleep · Makrinitsa
Drive up to Makrinitsa, with the afternoon free for its stepped lanes and fountains.
Day 3
Skiing Agriolefkes
Sleep · Makrinitsa
A morning on the short runs, then down to Milies for a late lunch by the fire.
Day 4
Over to the Aegean side
Sleep · Tsagarada
An hour's drive; if the weather allows, a walk down to Mylopotamos for a look at the winter sea.
Day 5
Departure
Departure
A morning under the Tsagarada plane tree before the drive back to Volos.