The region
South Pelion is a place blessed by nature combining green mountains with traditional architecture of highland villages and the blue sea with coastal resorts and beaches of crystal clear waters, making it a particularly attractive tourist destination all year round.
At the "entrance" of South Pelion Argalasti is standing out, the famous historic village with its beautiful square and a tourist destination with old mansions and houses with flowering courtyards. The Girls School where the great poet Kostas Varnalis has taught, the Church of the Holy Apostles with the ornate marble spire and St. Nicholas Monastery in Paou are the main attractions.
Argalasti is a hilly village 41km. south of Volos and is the seat of the Municipality of South Pelion. Its geographical position is quite special, since it is built at a weighted average altitude of approximately 250m. and lies among two seas, the Aegean and the Pagasitic Gulf at en equal distance from each one of them. All these elements form a special micro-climate that greatly favors the cultivation of vineyards. We should add here the prevalence of soils full of clay.