Other places of interest in the area are:

The traditional settlement of Porto Panaghia with its cobbled streets and thriving orchards.

The church of Porta Panaghia, one of the most important Byzantine monuments in Greece (1283), is built on the site of a sanctuary of Athena or Apollo, from which the spolia incorporated in its masonry were taken.

The Monastery of Aghios Vissarion, tel.: (04340) 22.420, 2 km further north, of Pyli was founded in 1522 by Saint Vessarion. Built like a fortress, it is surrounded by a wall 10 m high.

The Convent of the Koimesis tis Theotokou (Dormition of the Virgin) stands 5 km south of Pyli on a slope of Mount Itamos.

The stone humpback bridge - a scheduled historical monument - was built under the direction of Saint Vessarion (1514-1518).

The little village of Pertouli (48 km west of Trikala) is one of the best winter resorts in Thessaly. At Pertouliotika Livadia, 3 km northeast of it, there is the Koziaka ski centre. Information: Ski Centre, tel. (04340) 91.385. Neraidochori (52 km west of Trikala) is built on a pine-covered hillside.

The beautiful mountain village of Elati is a stopping place for the Koziaka refuge and ski centre.