Location: Volos
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6 Museums in Volos That You Shouldn't Miss
Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330 kilometres (205 miles) north of Athens and 220 kilometres (137 miles) south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit. Volos is the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the country's largest agricultural region. With a population of 144,449 (2011), it is an important industrial centre, while its port provides a bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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1. Entomological Museum of Volos
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5.0 based on 28 reviews
Today,the museum exhibits approximately 100,000 insects of various taxon and more are constantly added.The majority of insects are butterflies (lepidoptera) that belong to an extensive collection of more than 40,000 species,subspecies and races.Not only is the Entomological Museum of Volos unique in Greece,but it is the biggest and the most complete private museum in the Balkans. The museum is open daily but only by appointment.
2. Byzantine Museum of Makrinitsa
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
Museum of Byzantine Art and Culture of Makrinitsa with a rich collection of post-Byzantine works dating from the 17th through 20th century. It also serves education programs in schools and universities.
Reviewed By NikitasVolos
I am very impressed of very interesting orthodox christian art. Rare statue of Mother of God, unique in Greece.
3. The Rooftile and Brickworks Museum N. & S. Tsalapatas
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4.5 based on 113 reviews
The Museum is housed in the old Rooftile and Brickworks Factory of Nikolaos and Spyridon Tsalapatas, in Volos (Thessaly). It presents daily life in the factory, as well as all the production stages of different types of bricks and tiles. Its objective is to showcase the historical identity of the town of Volos and to contribute to the preservation and promotion of its industrial heritage. The N. & S. Tsalapatas Rooftile and Brickworks Factory was one of the largest of its kind. Its workshops and industrial facilities have been restored and today constitute a rare surviving example of an industrial complex in Greece.
4. Paschalis Art House
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4.5 based on 69 reviews
Paschalis art house - café house is located at Makrinitsa , Pelion, in a traditional building dating from 1830. From 1987 until 2012 was the workshop of the painter Paschalis ( Paschalis Aggelidis ). At Paschalis art house will you find an outdoor sculpture gallery with works of Fortsas - Gavalas - Xanthou - Tzanou - Perka - Fanakidis and many more. And at the interior of Paschalis art house you will find exposed the works of : Angelos - Paul Acciari - Jean Paul Cleren - Masasuke Chiba - Paschalis- Zoggolopoulos - Gavalas - Tatariotis - Vago - Olga Maria - Adamakis- Kouvatsou - Kozanitis - Pantaleon - Lavdas - Madenis -Mavros - Vakirtzis - Pappas - Shadow Chen and many more. Every month works of new artists are being presented in our gallery.
5. Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum of Volos
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4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By jeffmorrod - Paris, France
I am often amazed at just how good some local museums are in Greece, and this is simply superb. The items on display are stunning, I particularly enjoyed the neolithic section, which is of immense importance, and this museum has a vast collection. All the rest of the museum is excellent too ! The displays are imaginative, and very well laid out. The staff are informative and helpful. This region has a great wealth of ancient history, brilliantly captured here. The dominant language of the information given is in Greek, obviously, but much of it is also in English too. I'd like to see more in English, as some items had no translations. I would also suggest some more interesting sales items in the small shop, as it is dominated by books in Greek, which sadly, I can't read. Overall, I much congratulate the museum staff on a great job.
6. Museum of the City of Volos
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
