Zagora is the largest village on the Pelion peninsula, which is 47 km from Volos. It is located in Horefto Bay, which is characterized by lush vegetation. Zagora is located at an altitude of 480m. In the late Byzantine era, monastic life flourished on Pilion, because there were frequent attacks by invaders, who forced the local population to flee to the hills and choose a peaceful monastic life.
The first monasteries on Pilion were built in the 10th century. One of the first is the Metomorfosis Sotiros monastery in Zagora.
Zagora is a village known as the birthplace of Janis Kordatos, a prominent Greek historian. What attracts tourists the most are traditional houses, Byzantium monuments and an incredible view of the sea.
In the village of Zagora there is one of the most important educational centers from the 18th century – the Greek Museum (Ellinomouseio). The first school in this place was located in the complex of the church of St. Jovan, and was founded in 1712. This school, which is now a museum, preserves exhibits dating from the 16th to the 19th century, where the most interesting part is dedicated to the production of silk, as well as the part where there are manuscripts and maps of Riga Phere, where the rights of the Greek people are written and in to whom he calls them to rise.
The attractions of the village of Zagora, in addition to the museum, are the beautiful old churches, which are masterpieces of art:
– the church of the three-nave basilica of Agia Paraskevi, which was built in 1803 in the settlement of Perachora
– the church of the three-nave basilica of Agia Kyriaki dating from 1740 and containing a unique iconostasis made of carved gilded wood
– the church of the Basilica of Agios Georgios, which is known for its exceptional architecture from 1765.
