Enjoy the little train of Pelion that crosses the mythical routes of the Centaurs and the Dodecatheon as, according to the Ancient Greek Mythology, Pelion was the summer habitat of the twelve gods of Olympus.
Pelion Heritage Railway is a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway line of the old Thessaly Railways in Greece, connecting the city of Volos with the town of Mileai (Milies) on mountain Pelion. It is widely known as Pelion Little Train (or trainaki / τραινάκι) a fine example of a typical Decauville public railway.
The line extended from Volos station through Volos city centre (as a tramway) to Agria (1892), reaching Ano Lechonia in 1896 (12 km) and Mileai / Milies (16km) in 1903 totalling 28 km of route length. The locals used to called it "Smokey" (mountzouris / μουτζούρης) or "Jason" the Fearsome" of the Argonauts.
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26 авг 2024