The castle of Volos on the hill of ‘Palia’ was the medieval core of the city. On this small hill the uninterrupted settlement started since the Neolithic period. Fortified from Justinian, the small settlement was named Volos for the first time in the 14th century. After the conquest of Thessaly from the Ottomans in 1423, the Turkish army and...
- Magnesia Prefecture / Culture / Castles
In the area of Anavra, which is 40 km from Almiros, the Castle Morgias is preserved. It’s an acropolis of the Hellenistic period, of which strong walls in height and distance are preserved. Inside there are ruins of buildings and graves with a cubic shape. Outside the acropolis, there is a large area with ruins of ancient buildings. On the...
