Pelion

In the Thessaly region of central Greece lies the peninsula of Pelion between the Pagastikos Gulf and the Aegean Sea.  Perhaps if I moved there I would live in a house like this.  The area takes its name from the mountain of Pilio of which there are many legends, one of which is that it was the land of the centaurs (Pelion).  It is popular climb in summer and in winter a ski destination. 

The Pelion has beech and oak forests with cool running streams which are a pleasant escape in summer from the heat of the day.  There is also easy walking on the kalderimi, the ancient network of stone paths that lead from village to village where perhaps a tortoise may be spotted ambling through the undergrowth. The postcard above shows the mountain village of Pinaketes although I am happiest when in easy reach of the sea

like this, horse optional. It is also an area famous for its orchards of apples and of course no Greek scene would be complete without olive trees but there are also figs and grapes growing wild. I have visited many parts of Greece and its islands but this is at the top of my list of a favourite places.  It also has a narrow gauge railway, the so called "little train of the Pelion" what more could one want.

Postcards for the Weekend theme - a country you would want to live if you had a chance - move on to the Linky Party at Connections to the World