Vyzitsa – Pinakates

Vyzitsa is one of the most interesting villages of Pelion: a set of distinct and especially from an architectural point of view mansions, representative of the Pelion type, are lost in the rich vegetation that embraces the village and emphasizes the sweet climate of the location. Internally, these large, two-storey or even three-storey houses are also of great interest, as they are decorated with paintings of a special style.

As Vyzitsa and Pinakates are relatively close, the route that connects them is short. However, it can be part of a larger cycle Pinakates – Kala Nera – Vyzitsa – Pinakates, which is composed of the descent Pinakates – Kala Nera the ascent Kala Nera – Vyzitsa and the traverse Vyzitsa-Pinakates.

Apart from the settlements themselves, a special technical and architectural attraction is the Milea Railway Station, which we approach either on foot from the route Milies – RS Mileon – Vyzitsa, or as an intermediate stop with a vehicle.

The route Vyzitsa-Pinakates starts from the main road of Vyzitsa and specifically opposite the parish church of Zoodochos Pigi. We pass through the square with the double fountain and continue on the main cobbled path until the Sakelari fountain.

Shortly after the fountain we ascend to the right and pass through another fountain. We reach the end of the village and the well-preserved paved road. From here we continue on a narrower path, which at first is a cobbled path and then becomes dirt. Chestnuts and walnuts rise around us, while the ravines are covered with plane trees.

The path smoothly goes around the ravines of the lower back, supervising the main asphalt road. The only problem in our course is a small section with dense vegetation, which we bypass from below, through an estate. We cross a wooded shoulder and meet a dirt road. We go up this dirt road a little to the right and leave it to go down, following a good path that meanders in the folds of the relief.

We reach the main asphalt road, near the eastern entrance of Pinakates. From there with a nice cobbled path we enter the lowest part of the village and ascend to the main square, where the parish church of Agios Dimitrios and a monumental marble fountain.

The route is marked with red signs and circular signs with directional arrows. This path is part of the Great Route of South Pelion, designed and maintained by the Friends of cobbled paths of South Pelion.