Portaria

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Portaria
name_local = Πορταριά


periph = Thessaly
prefec = Magnesia
province =
population = 3201
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source]
pop_dens =
area =
elevation = 600
lat_deg = 39
lat_min = 23
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 23
lon_min = 0
lon_hem = E
postal_code = 370 11
area_code = 24280
licence = ΒΟ
mayor =
website =

Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά, related to door) is one of the 24 villages of Mt. Pelion, Magnesia, Greece, facing the Pagasetic Gulf. It is located N of Volos and its suburbs. The houses, its windows and its doors are painted beautifully with a variety of colors with beautifully colored edges. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north.

Portaria has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a square ("plateia").

Historical population

Neighboring localities

	North: Makrinitsa
West: Iolkos	Portaria	East: Zagora
	South: Volos and Agria

Sister cities

*flagicon|France Tourtour, France

External links

* [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/main.html The official site of the "Portaria" Municipality]
* [http://www.geocities.com/pelionature/ "Mt. Pelion" through a series of original photographs and sketches]
* [http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~xyannis/volos/pelion.html Information about the prefecture of "Magnesia", capital city of "Volos" and Mt. Pelion]
* [http://www.visitportaria.com "Portaria Village - Pelion" Site dedicated to the mountainous village of Portaria, full of useful and practical information]

ee also

*Communities of Magnesia