Thessaly lies between Macedonia (north) and central Greece (south), bordering on the west with Epirus, and on the east with the Aegean Sea. Thessaly also includes the Northern Sporades, i.e. Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonnisos. Thessaly's capital is Larissa, the city with the generally highest temperatures in Greece in summer, but also the city where the largest ancient marble theater was excavated. Other important cities in the region include Trikala, Karditsa and Volos.

Thessaly is in no way inferior to the other Greek regions. It offers a varied landscape of natural beauty with lush valleys, impressive mountain villages, lakes, rivers and beautiful beaches. The fertile soil of Thessaly is not only used for agriculture, offering high-quality fruit, milk and cereal products, but it also perfectly combines the green of nature with the beautiful beaches of the Pagasitic Gulf and the Aegean, famous mountain resorts with picturesque coastal villages, Byzantine monasteries and archaeological sites with industrial complexes and neo-classical buildings. Whether it is Pelion or the famous Lake Plastira, the imposing Meteora monasteries or the splendid Tempe Valley, through which the Pinios River flows, or the Sporades, Thessaly impresses with its simplicity and natural beauty.

East of the Pindos Mountains lie the impressive Meteora monasteries, (UNESCO World Heritage Site). The 24 monasteries and hermitages, of which only six are inhabited, are built on high sandstone cliffs at an altitude of 313 m. The monasteries of Meteora are considered to be among the world’s most beautiful ...