Mount Pelion

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Mount Pelion is a mountainous peninsula in central Greece famed for its lush forests, traditional stone villages, and beaches, and for its role in Greek mythology as the legendary home of the Centaurs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
peninsula
associatedWithMyth Achilles
Argonauts
Greek mythology
Jason
wedding of Peleus and Thetis
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
famousFor mythological associations
natural beauty
traditional architecture
hasAttraction Pelion Railway
hiking trails
ski center at Chania
traditional stone mansions
hasFeature beaches
lush forests
traditional stone villages
hasSettlement Agios Ioannis
Chania Pelion
Makrinitsa
Milies
Portaria
Tsagarada
Vizitsa
Zagora
hasVegetation apple orchards
beech forests
chestnut forests
oak forests
olive groves
plane trees
highestPoint Pourianos Stavros
highestPointElevation 1624 meters
locatedIn Magnesia regional unit
Thessaly
central Greece
locatedNear Aegean Sea
Pagasetic Gulf
mentionedIn ancient Greek literature
mythologicalRole home of Chiron the Centaur
home of the Centaurs
nearCity Volos
partOf Pelion Peninsula
protectedStatus Natura 2000 network
surface form: Natura 2000 site
regionType mountainous peninsula
tourismType beach tourism
eco-tourism
mountain tourism
winter tourism

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Thessaly tourismAttraction Mount Pelion
Magnetes regionKnownFor Mount Pelion
Volos locatedAtFootOf Mount Pelion
Magnesia hasPart Mount Pelion
Pelion Peninsula hasHighestPoint Mount Pelion
Mountains of Greece (mythological) includes Mount Pelion
this entity surface form: Mount Pelion (mythological)
Chiron residence Mount Pelion
this entity surface form: MountPelion
Peleus educated Mount Pelion
this entity surface form: on Mount Pelion
Peleus associatedWith Mount Pelion
Pourianos Stavros partOf Mount Pelion
Pourianos Stavros mountainRange Mount Pelion
this entity surface form: Pelion
Pourianos Stavros highestPointOf Mount Pelion
Portaria locatedOn Mount Pelion
Makrinitsa locatedIn Mount Pelion
Makrinitsa locatedOnSlopeOf Mount Pelion
Milies locatedIn Mount Pelion
Chania Pelion locatedIn Mount Pelion
Chania Pelion nearbyMountain Mount Pelion
Chania Pelion hasViewOf Mount Pelion
Tsagarada locatedOnSlopeOf Mount Pelion
Volos waterfront hasViewOf Mount Pelion
Larissa prefecture hasMountain Mount Pelion
this entity surface form: Mount Pelion (part)
Velestino, Magnesia, Greece locatedNear Mount Pelion
subject surface form: Velestino
this entity surface form: Mount Pelion (regional vicinity)