Makrinitsa

Makrinitsa, called the 'balcony' of Mt Pelion, , , for its amazing views. Located only 5 km birth-flight, or 10 km by winding mountain road, north-east of it is one of the most easily accessed of Pelions 24 villages.
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  • Type: Village with 694 residents
  • Description: village in Magnesia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Makrynitza”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Ioanni Prodromou Makrinitsas and Panagia Portarea.

Church
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.

Church
Photo: Spyros L., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Hotel
Photo: Φαίη Κουνάρα, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portaria and Ano Volos.

Photo: Handrian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Stagiates and Katichori, are NE of , , . Since these villages are close to each other, they are considered as a single travel destination…

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
and Alli Meria, Anakasia, Agios Onoufrios are north of .

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Makrinitsa

Latitude
39.4018° or 39° 24′ 7″ north
Longitude
22.9863° or 22° 59′ 11″ east
Population
694
Elevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)
Open location code
8GF4CX2P+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5824197644
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
257936
Wiki­data ID
Q2462737
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Makrinitsa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماكرينيتسا”
  • Bulgarian: “Макриница (дем Волос)”
  • Bulgarian: “Макриница”
  • Cebuano: “Makrinítsa”
  • Dutch: “Makrinitsa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماكرينيتسا”
  • Finnish: “Makrinítsa”
  • French: “Makrinítsa”
  • German: “Makrinitsa (Volos)”
  • German: “Makrinitsa”
  • Greek: “Μακρινίτζα”
  • Greek: “Μακρινίτσα Μαγνησίας”
  • Greek: “Μακρινίτσα”
  • Greek: “Μακρυνίτσα Μαγνησίας”
  • Greek: “Μακρυνίτσα”
  • Italian: “Makrinitsa”
  • Japanese: “マクリニツァ”
  • Macedonian: “Макриница”
  • Macedonian: “Мокриница”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makrinítsa”
  • Russian: “Макринитза”
  • Russian: “Макринитса”
  • Russian: “Макриница”
  • Slovak: “Makrinitsa”
  • Spanish: “Makrinitsa”
  • Swedish: “Makrinítsa”
  • Turkish: “Makreniçe”
  • Turkish: “Makrinitsa”
  • “Makrinítsa”
  • “Makrinítza”
  • “Makrynítsa”

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