In every season, colorful and lush vegetation of nature and Pelion traditional stone houses, picturesque cobbled streets and squares plane trees, the flowing spring water fountains, lacy turquoise beaches and perfect alignment, with the peacefulness and serenity of the absolute landscapes, offer a relaxing carefree holiday.

In the heart of this idyllic place called Tsagarada and five minutes from the famous beach Milopotamon encounter the Pelion architectural estate, our Nikolaou Villa , drowned in all shades of green and all colors of the rainbow.

Our luxurious villas, each with its own character, have all the modern comforts with facilities of high standards and attention to detail for demanding (jacuzzi, fireplace, refrigerator, telephone, spacious balconies with views, central heating and wireless Internet).

You can enjoy either the coolness of the trees in summer or the fireplace in winter.

We are ready to serve you in a very friendly, uniquely warm, welcoming environment that promises to make your stay unique, unforgettable and fantastic.

FACILITIES

Most popular facilities

• Pets allowed
• Free parking
• Free WiFi
• Bar
• Outdoors
• Sun terrace
• Terrace
• Garden

Wellness facilities

• Hammam
• Hot tub/jacuzzi 
• Pets
• Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.

Activities

• Horse riding (Additional charge)
• Hiking 
• Canoeing (Additional charge)

Food & Drink

• Bottle of water(Additional charge)
• Wine/champagne(Additional charge)
• Bar (Additional charge)

Internet

• Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge. 

Parking

• Free! Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).
• Accessible parking

Reception services

• Express check-in/check-out
• 24-hour front desk

Cleaning services

• Daily maid service
• Laundry (Additional charge)

Business facilities

• Fax/photocopying

General

• Vending machine (snacks)
• Vending machine (drinks)
• Air conditioning
• Heating
• Packed lunches (Additional charge)
• Bridal suite

Contact

Phone:+30 24260 49395

Mobile:+30 6945 881152

Email:nikolaou961@gmail.com

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East of Pelion, in the traditional village of Tsagarada is the brand new luxury Iris Guesthouse, which promises to give you moments of relaxation and special hospitality.

Location

Tsagarada is a paradise for nature lovers. There are many paths to follow and passing through beautiful gardens, springs and old churches you will get to know the beautiful secrets of Tsagarada.

The village is well organized tourist and has all the infrastructure for enjoyable holidays. You will find restaurants and traditional taverns with very good homemade food, cafes and cafes. Although a tourist destination, Tsagarada has not been altered and has retained its traditional character and natural beauty.

Tsagarada is a village and is an ideal base for accommodation as it has all the modern facilities and amenities. It has easy access to both Volos and other villages of Pelion, making your routes enjoyable and offering you opportunities for short excursions.

Accommodation

Luxury Iris Suite, 40 sq.m.

Iris the wonderful flower of the goddess of the rainbow is the name of the place we chose to bloom our warm hospitable embrace, which we open on the days of your carefree vacation ….. and which of course is the name we gave to our suite .

A comfortable space of 40sqm that has a living room fireplace and column – whirlpool for moments of absolute calm and relaxation. The space is designed so that it can accommodate from 2 to 4 people, as it has 1 double bed and a folding sofa.

Facilities & services

• Double bed
• Double sofa – bed
• Herbal care products
• Hair dryer
• Sea and mountain slope view
• Upstairs (accessible only by stairs)
• Free WiFi
• Clothing items
• Shower cabin – whirlpool
• Refrigerator
• Electric kettle
• Outdoor furniture
• Balcony
• Flat Screen TV
• Daily cleaning
• Heating
• Air conditioning
• Security box
• Free parking
• Fireplace (subject to availability)

Double room Economy 14 sq.m.

Salvia is our Economy proposal. It is located in the 2nd building of our hostel overlooking the garden. It can accommodate 2 people, offering moments of calm and relaxation. Does not provide a balcony.

Iveris is a double room where you can enjoy the quiet and nature, creating your own unique memories from Pelion. It is located in the 2nd building of our hostel overlooking the garden. It can accommodate 2 people, offering moments of calm and relaxation. Its balcony offers views of the sea and the village.

Facilities & services

• Double bed
• Herbal Care Products
• Hair dryer
• Hotel view
• Free WiFi
• Clothing items
• Shower
• Refrigerator
• Flat Screen TV
• Daily cleaning
• Heating
• Free parking

Junior Suite, 20 sq.m.

Our room named Lilium is a junior suite 20sqm. It has an ethereal and romantic mood that is an ideal proposal for a couple of newlyweds, while at the same time maintaining the Pelion architecture with the windows, it offers a flashback to yesterday, tying it so harmoniously with today. Features a spa bath and a wonderful sea view ….

Our Louiza is JUNIOR SUITE a room of 20sqm with aromas from nature warm and romantic has a fireplace in a warm corner that consists of a small living room. It has a sofa that converts into a bed and there is the possibility to accommodate a 3rd person.

Facilities & services

• King size bed with anatomical mattress
• Καναπές – κρεβάτι (μονός)
• Sea and mountain slope view
• Herbal care products
• Hair dryer
• Upstairs
• Free WiFi
• Clothing items
• Jacuzzi
• Refrigerator
• Electric kettle
• Outdoor furniture
• Balcony
• Flat Screen TV
• Daily cleaning
• Heating
• Air conditioning
• Free parking
• Security box
• Fireplace (subject to availability)

Garden House, 35 sq.m.

A wooden house scattered in the botanical garden of Iris Guest House is offered for those who are looking for a way to live as close as possible to the nature of Pelion. Our house is located in a spacious garden under the shade of the tall chestnut trees of our famous mountain.

Our house consists of two main areas. The bedroom – living room can comfortably accommodate from 2 to 4 people. It consists of a double bed and a sofa that also becomes a double bed. The second room consists of a fully equipped kitchen with a small bathroom.

Facilities & services

• Double bed
• Sofa bed (double)
• Mastic Spa care products
• Hair dryer
• Hotel view
• Free WiFi
• Clothing items
• Shower
• Refrigerator
• Outdoor furniture
• Flat Screen TV
• Daily cleaning
• Heating
• Free parking
• Private entrance

Combination of 2 adjoining double rooms, 30 sq.m.

The combination of the 2 adjacent double rooms, a total of 30sq.m., With 2 separate bathrooms, gives the possibility of comfort and privacy while at the same time they are a single apartment. overlooking the endless blue of the Aegean

Family room, 25 sq.m.

This family room, size 25sqm, is located in the 2nd building of the hostel and can accommodate from 2 to 4 people as it has 1 double bed and a sofa that converts into 2 single beds.

Double room, 14 sq.m.

Decorated with earth tones, the double room of 14sq.m. provides the ability to accommodate up to 2 people and offers mountain and sea views. Some rooms have a fireplace, which offers romantic moments on cold winter nights.

Superior rooms, size 17 sq.m.

The superior rooms, 17sqm each, one located in the first & second floor of our hostel and for this reason the view from the balconies is breathtaking. The superior rooms can accommodate from 2-4 people and some of them have a fireplace.

Contact:

Tel.: +30 24260 49125 / +30 24260 49370
Mobile: +30 6976 983322
Email: info@iristsagarada.gr

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Type: Coarse sand and pebbles

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: Yes

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Type: Coarse sand and pebbles

Depth: Medium

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: No

Disabled support: No

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Type: Coarse sand and pebbles

Depth: Deep

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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Type: Fine sand

Depth: Deep

Accessibility: Easy

Organized: Yes

Disabled support: No

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The earliest settlement at Dimini dates to the Late Neolithic period (end of the fifth millennium BC). It was an organized community of 200-300 people living in 30-40 houses. Agriculture, animal husbandry and probably fishing were the main occupations. The settlement is contained within six concentric stone enclosures built in pairs. The purpose of this unique architectural feature may have been both to retain the soil and to define the settlement’s limits. The houses were built between these enclosures, of which the smallest one at the centre contained a large court, or ‘square’. The decorated pottery found in the settlement features dark geometric motifs on a light-coloured background. Other finds include a large number of obsidian, chert, stone and bone tools, figurines and jewellery. The funerary customs of the inhabitants of Dimini are unknown. Only a few burials of small children inside vases were discovered within the settlement.

In the Early and Middle Bronze Age, the settlement moved into the flatlands south and east of the hill. We do not know the size of this settlement or whether occupation was continuous until the Mycenaean period. In the Middle Bronze Age the hill was used as a cemetery, of which sixteen cist graves have been revealed to date.

Administrative Information:

Τ.Κ. 38500, Dimini, Mangesia (Prefecture of Magnesia)
Telephone: +30 24210 85960
Fax: +30 24210 76496
Email: efamag@culture.gr

Tickets:
Full: €4, Reduced: €2

Open:
08:30 – 15:30
Closed on Tuesdays

Amenities for the physically challenged:
Accessible parts of the Neolithic settlement
WC for people with disabilities

Access
By bus from the city of Volos (Bus no 8

)

Source: http://odysseus.culture.gr
Ephorate of Antiquities of the Prefecture of Magnisia

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The most important monasteries of Meteora are:

– The Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron. It is the biggest of the Meteorite monasteries. The church ‘Katholikon’, honoured to the ‘Transfiguration’ was erected in the middle of 14th c. and 1387/88 and decorated in 1483 and 1552. The old monastery is used as a museum, nowadays.

– The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is the second, after the Great Meteoro, big in size monastery. The church, honoured to the three Bishops, is in the Athonite type (cross-in-square with dome and choirs), with spacious esonarthex (lite) surrounted by dome as well. It was built in 1541/42 and decorated in 1548, while the esonarthex was decorated in 1566. The old refectory is used as a museum while North of the Church we can see the parekklesion of the Three (Bishops) built in 1627 and decorated in 1637.

– The Holy Monastery of Rousanou. It is dedicated to ‘The Transfiguration’ but honoured to Saint Barbara. The ‘Katholikon’, in the Athonite type, was founded in the middle of 16th c. and decorated in 1560. Both, the Katholikon and the reception halls are in the ground floor while the ‘archontariki’, cells and subsidiary rooms are scattered in the basement and the first floor.

– The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas. It is the first to meet on our way from Kastraki to Meteora. The ‘Katholikon’ dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a single – nave church with small dome, built in the beginning of 16th c. It was decorated by the Cretan painter Theophanis Strelitzas or Bathas, in 1527.

– The Holy Monastery of St. Stephen. It is one of the most attainable as we don’t have to cope with innumerable stairs to reach it. The small single-nave church of St. Stephen was built in the middle of 16th and decorated in 1545 or a little later. The ‘Katholikon’, honoured to St. Charalambos, was built in the Athonite type, in 1798. The old refectory of the convent is used as a museum nowadays.

– The Monastery of Holy Trinity is very difficult to reach. The visitor has to cross the valley and continue high up through the rock before we arrive outside the entrance. The church is in the cross-in-square type with the dome based in two columns, built in 1475-76 and decorated in 1741. The spacious barrel – vaulted esonarthex was founded in 1689 and decorated in 1692. A small skeuophylakeion was added next to the church in 1684.

Administrative Information:
Ephorate of Antiquities of the Prefecture of Trikala

Meteora, Kalambaka, Thessaly P.C. 42200, (Prefecture of Trikala)
Telephone: +30 24320 22649, +30 24320 22277, +30 24320 22220

OPEN:
See monasteries: Varlaam monastery, Roussanou monastery, Ag. Triada monastery, Megalo Meteoro monastery, Ag. Stefanos monastery.

The visiting hours of the monastries vary, see Monasteries of meteora by name

Source: http://odysseus.culture.gr
Ephorate of Antiquities of the Prefecture of Trikala

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