Volos
Volos is a city of 86,000 people (2021) in Thessaly, almost midway between Athens (326 km) and Thessaloniki (219 km). Volos is an industrial city with a large port, but there are a few hidden gems here that you might find as you pass through to islands or Pelion. Wikivoyage
Population 85,803 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Greece
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Rooftile and Brickworks Museum Museum · 190 m - Asa Jennings Memorial Memorial · 810 m
- Holocaust Mamorial Memorial · 700 m
- Μνημείο Ρήγα Φεραίου Memorial · 750 m
- Ηρώον Memorial · 850 m
- Volos City Museum Museum · 370 m
- ΙΩΝΕΣ | Πολιτιστική Εστία Μικρασιατών Νέας Ιωνίας Μαγνησίας Attraction · 900 m
- Castle of Palia Castle · 190 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.