Portaria

Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά, related to door) is one of the 24 villages of Mt. Pelion, Magnesia, Greece, facing the Pagasetic Gulf. It is located N of Volos and its suburbs. The houses, its windows and its doors are painted beautifully with a variety of colors with beautifully colored edges. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north.

Portaria has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a square (plateia).

Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change (town)	Municipal population
1981	769	-	-
1991	1,093	324/42.13%	3,318

Neighboring localities

	North: Makrinitsa
West: Iolkos	Portaria	East: Zagora
	South: Volos and Agria

Sister cities

• Tourtour, France

External links

• The official site of the Portaria Municipality
• Mt. Pelion through a series of original photographs and sketches
• Information about the prefecture of Magnesia, capital city of Volos and Mt. Pelion
• Portaria Village - Pelion Site dedicated to the mountainous village of Portaria, full of useful and practical information

See also

• Communities of Magnesia