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Pelion Village Archives
Chapter I · Ano Volos
Άνω Βόλος · Ano Volos
The western slopes of Pelion · Magnesia
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
Οικογένεια Σαράτση
Saratsis family
Documented family line
Andreas Saratsis · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
4 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΟικογένεια Σακοπούλου
Sakopoulou family
Documented family line
Athena Sakopoulou · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
2 recorded people · 1 dated event · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΧατζηαναστάση · Κοντού
Hatzianastasis and Kontos households
Place history · no claimed kinship
Yiannis Kontos · mansion owner from 1905 · 19th–20th centuries
2 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΙατρικός και πολιτικός κύκλος Βόλου
Volos medical and civic circle
Documented association · not a bloodline
Dr. Dimitrios Saratsis · public-life anchor · 19th–20th centuries
5 recorded people · 3 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archive
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Municipality of Volos local history
Municipal account of Ano Volos and the former Ano Machalas.
- Municipality of Volos — Theophilos Museum
The municipal account of the Theophilos Museum in neighboring Anakasia and its place in the Iolkos cultural landscape.
- GAK Magnesia family archives
Regional collections for civil, notarial, educational, and family research.
Chapter II · Anakasia
Ανακασιά · Anakasia
The Kontos Mansion · Iolkos, Magnesia
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
Οικογένεια Σαράτση
Saratsis family
Documented family line
Andreas Saratsis · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
4 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΟικογένεια Σακοπούλου
Sakopoulou family
Documented family line
Athena Sakopoulou · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
2 recorded people · 1 dated event · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΧατζηαναστάση · Κοντού
Hatzianastasis and Kontos households
Place history · no claimed kinship
Yiannis Kontos · mansion owner from 1905 · 19th–20th centuries
2 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archive
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Greek Ministry of Culture — Kontos Mansion
Official monument record describing the building, Theophilos’s murals, earthquake damage, restoration, and protection history.
- Municipality of Volos — Theophilos Museum
Municipal cultural record for the museum and the painted Kontos Mansion in Anakasia.
- Municipality of Volos — Iolkos history
Local history of the connected Ano Volos and Anakasia settlement landscape.
Chapter III · Makrinitsa
Μακρινίτσα · Makrinitsa
The balcony of Pelion · Magnesia
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
Οικογένεια Σαράτση
Saratsis family
Documented family line
Andreas Saratsis · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
4 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΟικογένεια Σακοπούλου
Sakopoulou family
Documented family line
Athena Sakopoulou · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
2 recorded people · 1 dated event · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΟικογένεια Μαλλιασηνού
Malliasenos family
Historic village tradition · no claimed kinship
The Malliasenos founders · Early 13th century
1 recorded person · 1 dated event · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΟικογένεια Τοπάλη
Topali family
Architectural history · no claimed kinship
Topali mansion household · 19th century
1 recorded person · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archive
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion
The official Makrinitsa museum presents the Topali Mansion, local history, household life, and Pelion material culture.
- Municipality of Volos — Theophilos Museum
The municipal source for Theophilos’s painted rooms in nearby Anakasia, part of the same Pelion cultural landscape.
- GAK Magnesia family archives
Regional collections for civil, notarial, educational, and family research across Magnesia and Pelion.
Chapter IV · Portaria
Πορταριά · Portaria
Western Pelion · the road above Volos
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
Ιατρικός και πολιτικός κύκλος Βόλου
Volos medical and civic circle
Documented association · not a bloodline
Dr. Dimitrios Saratsis · public-life anchor · 19th–20th centuries
5 recorded people · 3 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archive
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Visit Greece — Portaria
The national tourism authority’s account of Portaria’s architecture, springs, paths, and mountain setting.
- National Hellenic Research Foundation — Pelion settlements
A scholarly study of Pelion and its villages in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
- GAK Magnesia
Regional state collections for municipal, school, church, notarial, and family-history research.
Chapter V · Tsagarada & Mylopotamos
Τσαγκαράδα · Μυλοπόταμος
Eastern Pelion · forest and Aegean shore
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
No house is yet recorded in this village. The archives below remain the starting point for research.
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Visit Thessaly — Mylopotamos
Regional destination record for the double cove and its coastal geography.
- Visit Greece — routes in Pelion
National record of the Tsagarada–Damouchari historic walking route and eastern Pelion landscape.
- National Hellenic Research Foundation — Pelion settlements
Scholarly historical context for Pelion’s village network.
Chapter VI · Zagora & Chorefto
Ζαγορά · Χορευτό
Eastern Pelion · orchards, books, and the sea
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
No house is yet recorded in this village. The archives below remain the starting point for research.
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Municipality — Zagorian maritime memory
Municipal presentation of research on eastern Pelion shipping and commerce from 1600 to 1960.
- Visit Greece — routes in Pelion
National record of the historic Zagora–Chorefto descent through the orchards.
- National Hellenic Research Foundation — Pelion settlements
Scholarly historical context for the villages of Pelion.
Chapter VII · Milies & Kala Nera
Μηλιές · Καλά Νερά
Southern Pelion · learning, rails, and gulf shore
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
No house is yet recorded in this village. The archives below remain the starting point for research.
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Visit Greece — routes in Pelion
National record of the Kala Nera–Milies route beside the historic railway.
- National Hellenic Research Foundation — Pelion settlements
Scholarly history of Pelion’s settlement network in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
- University of Thessaly Historical Archive
Regional collections for the social, transport, educational, and economic history of Magnesia.
Chapter VIII · Vizitsa
Βυζίτσα · Vizitsa
Western Pelion · preserved archontika
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
No house is yet recorded in this village. The archives below remain the starting point for research.
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Visit Greece — Pelion
The national tourism authority identifies Vizitsa among Pelion’s traditional stone-built villages.
- National Hellenic Research Foundation — Pelion settlements
Scholarly context for the formation and history of Pelion villages.
- GAK Magnesia
Regional state collections for settlement, property, school, church, and family records.
Chapter X · Volos
Βόλος · Volos
The family port · Pagasetic Gulf, Magnesia
Houses recorded here · Οίκοι
Οικογένεια Σαράτση
Saratsis family
Documented family line
Andreas Saratsis · household anchor · 19th–20th centuries
4 recorded people · 2 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archiveΙατρικός και πολιτικός κύκλος Βόλου
Volos medical and civic circle
Documented association · not a bloodline
Dr. Dimitrios Saratsis · public-life anchor · 19th–20th centuries
5 recorded people · 3 dated events · 2 sources
Open the house archive
Archives · Αρχειακές πηγές
- Agios Konstantinos parish history
The parish account of the waterfront church, from the 1898 wooden church to Aristotelis Zachos’s present stone basilica, founded in 1927 and inaugurated in 1936.
- Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros
The diocesan authority for Volos and a starting point for locating parish marriage records from Agios Konstantinos.
- Metropolis of Demetrias historical archive
The national archive inventory describes diocesan holdings from 1883–1977, including marriage and divorce files; the exact parish register still requires confirmation.
- GAK Magnesia notarial archives
The regional catalogue for notarial records useful in tracing property, households, and family relationships.
- University of Thessaly Historical Archive
Searchable collections documenting the civic, industrial, and social history of Volos and Magnesia.
- Museum of the City of Volos
Local history collections and exhibitions on the city's growth, industries, neighborhoods, and residents.