South Pelion, by water
South Pelion is the least visited third of the peninsula — olive terraces, small harbours, and the Pagasetic Gulf itself as the connecting road.
- Length
- 6 days · 5 nights
- Months
- May – October
- Stops
- 5
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Volos
Arrival night and a walk through the produce market before dinner.
2 · 2 nights
Milina
A small harbour village on the gulf, the base for boat trips and quiet swimming off the rocks.
3 · 1 night
Horto
A former sponge-fishing village with a long pebble beach and slower evenings still.
4 · A day here
Panagia islet, Trikeri
A half-day boat out past the near-uninhabited islet and its monastery.
5 · 1 night
Argalasti
The market town of the south, for a last dinner before the drive north.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Volos
Sleep · Volos
Land, settle in, and browse the covered market before an evening meal on the waterfront.
Day 2
Down to Milina
Sleep · Milina
An hour's drive south along the gulf coast, with the afternoon free to swim from the harbour rocks.
Day 3
Boat day off Milina
Sleep · Milina
A half-day caïque swimming in coves with no road access, back for a late lunch.
Day 4
Horto and the coast path
Sleep · Horto
A short move, with an afternoon walk along the shore path toward Kottes beach.
Day 5
Trikeri by boat
Sleep · Argalasti
A morning crossing to the Panagia islet, then inland to Argalasti for dinner in the square.
Day 6
Departure
Departure
A slow drive back to Volos through the olive terraces; a departure day.