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The
biggest village of Pelion that was at its commercial and cultural
peak in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is the birthplace
of G. Kordatos, a distinguished historian. There are texts
dating back to the Byzantine era that mention Pelion by the
name Zagora. The library of Zagora with thousands of rare
books is of great interest.
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The
"Hellenic Museum", as it was known, is the oldest
school of Pelion. Kallinikos Lapatis (Patriarch of Constantinopole)
and Rigas Fereos (the man that prepared spiritualy the whole
nation for the revolution against the Turks) were students of
the school among others. |
