Nea Anchialos is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated southwest of Volos and north of Almyros. It is placed on the national highway Athens-Lamia-Volos. On the east there is Pagasitikos bay and west-northwest it is surrounded by picturesque little hills.
Thanks to its picturesque, charming nature, clean seaside, the coexistence of peacefulness and the Cosmopolitan life and mainly the clean environment and the hospitality of the local people, have made the town one of the biggest tourist resorts of the area. Nea Anchialos has dense vegetation, full of pine trees, vineyards, olive trees, almonds trees.
Two little hills, Kokkinovrahos and Mavrorahi, rise west-northwest, which attribute to the town its exquisite view of the clear waters of Pagassitikos bay and reveal the excellent laying out. The beautiful coasts of Nea Anchialos extend to 20 kilometers. There is a variety of beaches with the unique reddish sand .There is also golden sand as well as cliffs and pebbles. Small bays and ports, which are formed in certain areas, offer indisputably clear water, Ideal for swimming, fishing and sea sports.
Built on the ruins of the ancient City of Pyrassos, of the Achaia Fthiotida. Homer provides us with information about the city, who mentions it in his list of ships together with Fylaki and Itona, which belonged to the kingdom of Protessilaos. According to Strabo, who discusses its topography, Pyrassos was 20 stadia from the contemporary city Fthiotides Thives.
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