Rest of Thessally
Larissa is a modern town and the capital of the region. Tradition has it that Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine spent his final years there. According to archaeological evidence, the city lies on a site that was inhabited since the tenth millennium B.C.
Today, Larissa is a major commercial and industrial centre and it is easily accessible from both Athens and Thessaloniki as it is only few kilometres off the main motorway. When in Larissa the sites to be visited are the medieval fortress, Alcazar Park and the ancient theatre. Not to be missed are the Archaeological Museum and Art Gallery.
Karditsa is built on the banks of a tributary of the Pinios River. With its three main squares and lovely Pafsilipo Park, this new town is a model of town planning. It has three museums; the Christian which is devoted to religious art and the other two exhibiting folk art.
When in Karditsa the sites worth visiting include:
· Lake Plastira an artificial lake, 800 above sea level amidst the spectacular Agrafa mountains
· The unspoiled villages of Mesenikolas, Bezoula, Neohori and Kstania
·Smokovo and Kaitsa Spas
·Filia with its sanctuary to Athena Itonia
·Mycenaean beehive tomb (1500 B.C.) outside Georgiko
Modern Trikala north west of Karditsa is the Homeric Trikki. It was believed that Trikala was the birthplace of Aesculapius, which explains the existence of the oldest sanctuary to the physician-God. This was a medical centre similar to that of Epidaurus, Peloponnese and Kos. Crowned by its Byzantine castle (The Fortress) at the top of a wooded hill, built on the site of an ancient Acropolis, the picturesque city of Trikala lies by the Litheos river and is divided into two by an old aqueduct.
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