Monastery of St. Layrentios
Founded by St. Layrentios who was a monk on Mount Athos in 1378. Has nice ledger with interesting images.
Monastery Sourvias in Makrynitsa
History and abandoned monastery built in 1627, known from the great battle of 1878.
Archangels Monastery
Located in village Agios Georgios operating since 1976.
Agia Triada In Ano Gatzea
Built in 1816, just 2.5 km from the Ano Gatzea and 20km from Volos at an altitude of 240 meters. In the area there are 3 chapels of St. Athanasius the Athonite and the Virgin Mary.
Monastery of Panagia Odigitrias in Portaria
Located 500meters from Portaria, at an altitude of 650 meters we can see the monastery inhabited by 20 nuns. Used as a home of an English man but Elder Ephraim along with an old woman named Makrina and 7 other monks settled there, founding the monastery.
Monastery of St. Gerasimos Makrynitsas Pelion
The monastery is located 17 km from Volos and at an altitude of 750 meters. It was originally a cell for prayer built by St. Gerasimos and in 1741 it was built a temple in his honor. The monastery eventually established in 1795 with the first church in 1741 and a two-storey building of 1795.
Worth seeing the wooden temple construction of 1808 and silver plated icons of St. Gerasimos of the 18th century.
Monastery Flamouriou
Founded in 1583 by Holy Simeon a monk in Agio Oros, has a fortress architecture and is encircled by cells and lost in beech forests. The remarkable architecture catholic church is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Savior. Access to the monastery is made either from Volos-Melissiatika-Kerasia-Ano Kerasia or Zagora-Puri-Ovria-Kokkinogeia.
