The Magnesian city of Thessaly was in continental Greek territory, its inhabitants left for other territories to found more colonies also called Magnesia.
About Magnesia of Thessaly there are many magnesia stones, which gave the name to the phenomenon of magnetism, not magnesium which is a chemical element.
It is believed that the city is named after the Greek mythological character Magnes son of the god Aeolus god of the wind, who is believed to have founded the city.
The Magnesia of Meander it was a polis founded in present-day Ionia Turkey.
There is also the Magnesia de Sipilo colony founded in Libya today called Manisa in Turkey. There in 190 BC the Battle of Magnesia took place.
Volos is currently the capital of Magnesia a peripheral unit of Greece, it is one of the oldest port cities. To the northeast is Mount Pelion, a very special place because according to mythology it is the home of the centaurs, it was the home of the centaur Chiron.
Thessaly borders Macedonia to the north, Epirus to the west, Central Greece to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west.
The town of Dimini is 5 km away from Volos, there were settlements from the Neolithic period, and the Mycenaean period.
Nea anchialos It is a city that has less than 10.000 inhabitants, and was created on top of ancient Greek and Roman Neolithic settlements. The excavations carried out in the place determined that the settlements would be from the sixth millennium BC
With these excavations, cities and buildings that were believed to have disappeared have been rescued, such as the citadel of Pyrassos, the Basilica of Elpidius, the basilica of Saint Demetrius, the Basilica of the High Priest Peter, an episcopal building, other buildings, public baths, and some paved streets.
In Magnesia you can enjoy beautiful beaches.