Makrinitsa

Makrinitsa Μακρινίτσα
Location
Makrinitsa
Coordinates	39°24′N 22°59′E / 39.4°N 22.983°E / 39.4; 22.983Coordinates: 39°24′N 22°59′E / 39.4°N 22.983°E / 39.4; 22.983
Location within the peripheral unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Thessaly
Regional unit:	Magnesia
Municipality:	Volos
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
- Population:	898
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	600 m (1,969 ft)
Postal:	370 11
Telephone:	24280
Auto:	ΒΟ
Website
http://www.makrinitsa.gr

Makrinitsa (Greek: Μακρινίτσα), nicknamed "balcony of Mt. Pelion," is a village and a former community in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] It is 5 km NE of Volos. One of the most characteristic traditional settlements, full of mansions and houses that look like hanging ornaments on the green mountain side. It sits of a slope of the Pelion range and another mountaintop to the east with forests. The square with age-old trees lends a panoramic view of Volos and the Pagasetic Gulf. One of the traditional coffee houses is decorated with a fresco by the famous greek painter Theofilos. The picturesque cobbled paths of Makrinitsa are scattered with traditional water fountains. Makrinitsa has a school, a lyceum, a church, a post office and a square (plateia) with large plain trees. Makrinitsa is a popular tourist destination, especially during the winter.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	546
1991	651
2001	898

History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, some of its buildings were rebuilt, emigration at a high rate occurred. The village is the setting for parts of the film A Teacher with Blonde Hair.

Gallery

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  Makrinitsa

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  Makrinitsa in Autumn

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  Central Makrinitsa

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  Central Makrinitsa

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  General view of the village

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  View of a traditional house

References

1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• All traditional settlements of Greece on Map

	North:
West: Nea Ionia	Makrinitsa	East: Portaria
	South: Iolkos