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Zagora (Greek: Ζαγορά) is the biggest village of Mt. Pelion , with its commercial and cultural peak in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is part of the Zagora municipality. Zagora is the birth place of G. Kordatos, a distinguished Greek historian. There are texts dating back to the Byzantine era that mention Pelion by the name Zagora. The library of Zagora with thousands of rare books is of great interest. The school of Rigas Fereos or Hellenic museum as it was known, the oldest school on Pelion, Kallinikos Lapatis (Patriarch of Constantinople) and the bard of the Greeks Rigas Fereos were students of the school among others. The "mayor" of Zagora generally is responsible for most villages on Mt. Pelion. Currently the position is held by a member of the Chacos family. It is located E of Volos and NW of Tsangarada and Mouresi and is connected by GR-34 linking Volos and Tsangarada about 2 km south. The roads to the north are gravel and are not connected to Keramidi to the north.
Zagora has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia).
Zagora (Source) Persons Nikos Gounaris (1915 - 5.5.1965) Trio Bel Canto
Links The Zagora municipality , population 3829 (2001), is divided in
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