{"id":2332,"date":"2025-09-02T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spitakicountryhouse.gr\/agia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:46:40","slug":"agia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spitakicountryhouse.gr\/en\/agia\/","title":{"rendered":"Agia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2332\" class=\"elementor elementor-2332\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058b3d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"058b3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd5c35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dd5c35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe938be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe938be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27c102 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e27c102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e2273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e2273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AREA<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f814c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f814c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084c2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"084c2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agia, the metropolis of our Municipality, our beautiful town and capital, is amphitheatrically built at the foot of Kissavos, with a view of the Dotio Plain and the Amyriki Plain<\/p><p>The Amyros River crosses central Agia and part of the Thessalian Plain and ends at Lake Karla. A real oasis with trees and flowers on its banks and stone bridges connecting its beds.<\/p><p>Small groves and parks cool us in the summer and in the winter they give us beautiful snowy images.<\/p><p>A semi-urban town with a strategic position in antiquity, it experienced great economic prosperity in later years. The residents were engaged in sericulture, dyeing cotton threads and were in direct contact with Europe due to trade.<\/p><p>An example of its flourishing are the Neoclassical buildings that we will encounter on our walk through narrow streets and small bridges: the Alexoulis Mansion, a 19th century building, the Petrakis Mansion from the early 20th century, and the Karavidas-Kalogerou Tower from 1791, a sample of the old architecture of Agia.<\/p><p>A large part of it is also its churches that belong to the late Byzantine and post-Byzantine period, such as the Church of Agios Georgios, the Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Theotokos &#8211; Saint Panteleimon (1292 AD), the Holy Monastery of the Holy Apostles, the Holy Monastery of the Holy Archangels, the Holy Church of Christ, and the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity.<\/p><p>But today we will also see the modern Agia, framed by its monuments but present in the dictates of the 21st century<\/p><p>Once the philhellene traveler Pouqueville wrote about Agia \u201cAgia is presented as an oasis amidst springs and streams, as another paradise\u201d. Today we will not disagree at all since it continues to be another paradise!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a86a0d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a86a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853a850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"853a850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d1778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d1778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>By car<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>From Thessaloniki: National road 3 exit to Larissa and then to Volos-Agia<\/li><li>From Athens: National road 2 exit to Larissa and then to Volos-Agia &#8211; Metaxochori.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Other distances:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>from Thessaloniki 176 km<\/li><li>from Larissa 36.7 km<\/li><li>from Volos 83.4 km<\/li><li>from Agiokampos 13 km<\/li><li>from Athens 379 km<\/li><li>from Trikala 102.5 km<\/li><li>from Karditsa 94.9 km<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>by train:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>From Thessaloniki: 22 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Athens: 12 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Volos? 7 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Karditsa: 4 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Trikala: 4 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Kalambaka: 4 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><\/ul><p>Detailed route schedules at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenictrain.gr\/en\">www.hellenictrain.gr<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>by bus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>From Thessaloniki: 10 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Athens: 7 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Agia: 13 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Karditsa: 11 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Volos: 12 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><li>From Trikala: 10 routes to Larissa per day<\/li><\/ul><p>Detailed route schedules at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktellarisas.gr\/\">ktellarisas.gr<\/a> or at 14505<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ff784 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3ff784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9476fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9476fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f69ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f69ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost all services are operational, there is an organized market, a relic museum, a theater, a music school and two hostels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09fbe3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a09fbe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1e5c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a1e5c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e77a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e77a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a08de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a08de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you ready to spend your holidays in nature this year?\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad61e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad61e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"\/en\/contact-us\/#form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a Reservation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AREA Information Agia, the metropolis of our Municipality, our beautiful town and capital, is amphitheatrically built at the foot of Kissavos, with a view of the Dotio Plain and the Amyriki Plain The Amyros River crosses central Agia and part of the Thessalian Plain and ends at Lake Karla. 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