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Trikala Attractions

Tríkala, on the western edge of the plain of Thessaly, famed in ancient times for its horses, is the market town and center of this agricultural region.

Ancient Trikka was the home of Asklepios, the god of healing. In the Middle Ages it was the capital of a Serbian principality. It has a lively bazaar, with excellent tavernas, and pleasant walks along the banks of the river Lithaios. There are fine views from the Byzantine castle which occupies the site of the ancient acropolis.

Station on Palaiofársalos-Kalambáka railroad line; bus connections with Athens, Kalambáka and Lárisa.
Pelinnaion
On a hill 14 km/8.5 mi east of Tríkala, to the left of the road to Lárisa, are the walls of ancient Pelinnaion, on a site later occupied by the Byzantine episcopal town of Gardiki.
Tips
Open air site, permanently open.
Piyí - Panayía Pórtas
A road runs southwest from Tríkala by way of Piyí (7km/4.5mi) to the Pórta pass (21km/13mi), with the church of the Panayía Pórtas, founded in 1283 (mosaics of that period and 15th C. frescoes).
Pórta Panagía
At the Pórta straits, 21km west of Tríkala, is the church of Pórta Panagía. The church was built in 1283 by Ioannis Connenos Doukas, or according to others, by Andronikus III in the 14th century. It has remarkable mosaics.
Address
St Vissarion Monastery
Tríkala
Greece
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