Magnesia Prefecture

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Magnesia Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital was Volos. It was established in 1899 from the Larissa Prefecture. The prefecture was disbanded on 1 January 2011 by the Kallikratis programme, and split into the regional units of Magnesia and the Sporades. ()

Local name: Νομός Μαγνησίας Established: 1899 (126 years ago)Area: 1017.76 mi²Coordinates: 39°23'20"N, 22°59'52"E

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Thessaly and Central GreeceGreece

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Magnesia Prefecture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goritsa, Thessaly Railway Museum, Theofilos Museum of Anakasia, Archaeological site of Ancient Dimini.

2.7 miSW
Archaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Goritsa, Volos
68 min walk • Goritsa is a hill and an archaeological site in Volos, Greece, immediately east of the city centre. It was examined in the early 1970s by a Dutch team of archaeologists, revealing a planned ancient city with a regular street grid covering most of the hill.
3.6 miSW
Museum
Thessaly Railway Museum, Volos
93 min walk • The Thessaly Railway Museum was founded in 2006 and occupies the first floor in the beautiful building of Volos railway station in Thessaly, Greece.
1.4 miW
Museum, Art museum
Theofilos Museum of Anakasia, Volos
35 min walk • The Theofilos Museum of Anakasia is a museum in Magnesia, Greece.
5.9 miW
Park
Archaeological site of Ancient Dimini, Volos
150 min walk • Dimini was a prehistoric settlement of the modern Neolithic era, that is, after the preliminary period and before the final Neolithic. It is located near today's homonymous town and is 4 km from Volos. Today's bastard was subject...
1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion, Makrinitsa
27 min walk • The Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion is a museum in the village of Makrinitsa, Magnesia, Greece. It is housed in the Topali Mansion, an 1844 building designated a "Work of Art and Historical Preserved Monument".
3.2 miSW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Volos, Volos
82 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Volos, also known as Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum of Volos, is a museum located in Volos, Greece, that houses many exquisite finds from early 20th century and modern archaeological excavations in Thessaly.
3.7 miW
City, Area
Chania, Volos
94 min walk • Nea Ionia is a city and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. It borders the city of Volos. The population at the 2011 census was 33,815 inhabitants. Its land area is 63.314 km².
4.7 miSW
Area
Demetrias, Volos
121 min walk • Demetrias was a Greek city in Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, situated at the head of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos.
3.4 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Giorgio de Chirico Art Centre, Volos
88 min walk • The Giorgio de Chirico Art Centre is an art centre/museum in a three-story building in Volos, Magnesia, Greece. It is named for internationally famous Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, who was born to Italian parents in Volos on July 10, 1888.
3 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Chrysoula Zogia Museum and Art Gallery, Volos
77 min walk • The Chrysoula Zogia Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Volos, Magnesia, Greece.
3.1 miE
Mountain
Pelion
79 min walk • Pelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Its highest summit, Pourianos Stavros, is 1,624 metres amsl.