Milies

Milies (Greek Μηλιές (f. pl. ), Until 2008 officially Milee Μηλέαι ) is a mountain village in the municipality is in the southern Pelion Pelion Notio. Milies located 28 km from the city of Volos. The town's name means apple trees ' - in the vicinity of the place, there is still some apple orchards. A specialty of the area are the mountain apples Firikia.

From 1912 to 1997, Milies an independent country community ( kinotita ), from 1997 Eingemeindeung numerous neighboring villages municipality ( dimos ) in the prefecture of Magnesia. Since the creation of the municipality Notio Pelion (, South Pelion ' ) in 2010, this community is one of five community districts (2001) 3,513 inhabitants.

Supposedly Milies of inhabitants of the place Miles was founded in Euboea, who were looking for a suitable hiding place for protection against pirates. The fairly large village located about 450 m above sea level. Is seen nearly everywhere down to the deeper olive groves and the large bay of the Gulf Pagasitian.

The village houses are listed, therefore, every new building has to be adjusted in the traditional style. There are only two close paved roads which are suitable for vehicles. The rest of the village is connected by staircase streets ( kalderimia ) of natural stone that are unsuitable for vehicles. Therefore, popular means of transportation in Milies mules, donkeys and horses. All stairways roads lead to the village square ( plateia).

A railway line, the Pelion, Volos in the past connected with Milies. It has not been used since the mid- 70s, but taken mid-90s for tourism purposes again.

Interesting buildings

• The old library, which was used by Anthimos Gazis, a Greek philosopher of the 19th century, as a school
• Old train station with turntable on which the locomotive was turned upon arrival by muscle power
• Church Agios Taxiarhis on the platia, which is due to their elaborate murals of importance.

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