Three maternal villages · c. 1200–present
Village 1 · Maternal Pelion
The remembered home landscape of Archontoula Saratsi and the maternal Saratsis household.
15th century tradition
Local history associates the nucleus of Ano Machalas with Christian households moving uphill after Ottoman occupation of the Castle of Golos. The date belongs to municipal tradition rather than a surviving foundation record.
Municipality of Volos local history19th century
Stone houses, workshops, schools, and chapels formed the domestic landscape inherited by the Saratsis family of Ano Volos.
Municipality of Volos local history1881
After the annexation of Thessaly, Ano Machalas and neighboring Anakasia entered the modern administrative history of the Iolkos settlements.
Municipality of Volos local history1916
The settlement’s modern name marks its close relationship with the growing city below while preserving its distinct Pelion identity.
Municipality of Volos local historyPresent
Ano Volos remains the central place attached to Archontoula Saratsi’s family record and the neighboring worlds of Anakasia and Makrinitsa.
Ano Volos place archiveVillage 2 · Maternal Pelion
The painted cultural setting beside Ano Volos, where Theophilos preserved the imagery of Pelion household life.
19th century
The three-storey Pelion archontiko later known as the Kontos Mansion was built with a stone base, timber-framed upper floor, projecting rooms, and a slate roof.
Greek Ministry of Culture1905
The miller Yiannis Kontos acquired the Hatzianastasis family house that would become Anakasia’s best-known painted landmark.
Greek Ministry of Culture1912
Fourteen inscribed scenes of the Greek Revolution, hunting, flowers, horsemen, and Pelion landscapes transformed the mansion’s upper rooms.
Greek Ministry of Culture1955
The Volos earthquakes damaged the protected mansion, leading to state acquisition, conservation, and its later life as the Theophilos Museum.
Greek Ministry of Culture1962
The Greek state listed the Kontos Mansion as a historic monument, formally recognizing the importance of the building and Theophilos’s painted rooms.
Greek Ministry of Culture · Government Gazette 279/B1965–1966
The state acquired the mansion in 1965; restoration and mural conservation followed in 1966, opening the rooms to the public as the Theophilos Museum.
Greek Ministry of CultureVillage 3 · Maternal Pelion
The upper mountain point of the maternal Pelion geography shared with Ano Volos and Anakasia.
Early 13th century
The settlement grew around the medieval monastery founded by the Malliasenos family, from which Makrinitsa took its name.
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion1615–1840
Makrinitsa’s protected administrative status and lighter taxation helped its population, trade, and craft life grow before the distinction was abolished in 1840.
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelionc. 1750–1830
Fortress-like stone bases, projecting timber upper rooms, slate roofs, and decorated interiors came to define the village’s grand houses.
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion1844
The fortified three-storey mansion now housing the Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion was built within this architectural tradition.
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion1932
The Topali family donated the mansion to the Community of Makrinitsa so that it could preserve and present the village’s folk and historical inheritance.
Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion1957–1994
The earthquake-damaged mansion was first repaired in 1957, listed as a historic monument in 1985, and fully restored before the museum reopened in 1994.
Museum of Folk Art and History of PelionThe timeline records public history beside family memory. Links to the charts identify the relevant branches without treating cultural proximity as proof of an undocumented blood relationship.