Holidays to Western Pelion

Lefokastro • Kala Nera • Vizitsa - Transfer time 50-60 mins from Platanias port, 75-90 mins from Volos Airport.

The western side of  Pelion has lovely views (and gorgeous sunsets) over the Pagasitic Gulf to the mountains of the mainland. Although heavily wooded, like all Pelion, the west is more typically Mediterranean: here olive and cypress predominate over oak and chestnut.

Although the name Kala Nera ('Good Water') originally referred to the many springs in the area, it could equally apply to the very clean sea here.

Directly on the gulf some 18 kms to the south of Volos, the village has lush wooded surrounds and backs a gently shelving sand/shingle beach. Kala Nera's long tree-lined promenade shades an array of restaurants and cafes, perfect spots from which to admire the sunsets here for which the area is famed. It is also not far from the start of the very scenic railway which runs at weekends from Ano Lehonia up the mountain to the gorgeously traditional village of Milies.

As everywhere in Pelion there are good walking opportunities -  perhaps along the coast to the beach at Boufa. Kala Nera is a relaxed seaside village with a very Greek atmosphere, a good choice of authentic restaurants and small shops, with some life to it (in a 'bustling taverna' kind of way), especially in season.