The Pelion peninsula on Greece's eastern coast is said to have once been ruled by centaurs. Today, myths of half-human, half-horse people stalk the trails between lush hills and village tavernas.

How to explore Volos and Mount Pelion — the Greek peak famous for its food One of Greece’s lesser-known tourist hotspots, Volos is arguably also one of its most beautiful, with mountains ...

In Vizitsa, one of the Greek villages that have dotted Mount Pelion’s slopes since antiquity, the women-run Esperides Co-operative uses the region's abundant orchards to create traditional Greek ...

The Daily Mail's Tim Bouverie went on a walking holiday to the Pelion peninsula. He said it was one of the most 'beguiling' places he's ever visited - and with proper boots, he'd do it all again.

Four hours from Athens and too cold for olive trees, Mount Pelion offers cookery and craft lessons, guided hikes and historical treasures.

Greece may be a country full of unknown pleasures and secret corners, but surely none is more hidden in plain sight than the paradise of the Pelion peninsula. The Centaurs have guarded it well.

Resort report: Pelion Peninsula, Greece Francisca Kellett explores an unspoilt region that is popular with Greeks in the know.

Greece is a holiday destination loved and sought after by millions of people every year - but not everyone knows about this charming peninsula.

But in an age when fewer people than ever can read Homeric Greek, there is surely a pressing need for the kind of Iliad that gives the newcomer some exciting sense of how Homer actually went about ...

Miranda Seymour had not been to Greece for 20 years. But that was before a friend recommended the Pelion peninsula - the last 'undiscovered' corner of the country.

But it wouldn't be Greece without a few myths, especially a mountain. This also applies to the three mountains around Pelion, which lie at the back of Mount Olympus.