Larisa. City on my road.

After exploring the Meteors, we headed towards Athens. Again. This time we chose the most direct and fast road. How and where I turned, I did not notice, but suddenly I discovered that I was entering the city of Larissa.

The city turned out to be very ancient, like everything in Greece, so we decided to call in and inspect it. According to some reports, the city has existed for over 4000 years.

The population is not very large - just over 100,000 people. Once in antiquity, this city had a strong influence on the surroundings and in general in ancient Greece. Now it is the capital of the local area.

We found a parking place and went for a walk in the center. The landmarks were the domes of the cathedral.

It turned out to be the Cathedral of St. Achilles.

St. Achilles Cathedral was built in June 1965 under Metropolitan Larisa Jacob Schiz. The cathedral dominates the hill. Inside the temple there is a marble carved iconostasis and a marble carved throne. The sacred relics of the patron saint of Larisa are kept in this cathedral. This is the central place in the life of local Christians.

The remains of Agios Achilles returned to Larisa in 1981 after the theft by the Bulgarian king Samuel in 985 AD.

We approached the temple when the service was already over. There were festively dressed people around. Apparently, there was a baptism of a child.

We went to the temple to see the beauty of the interior. Inside it was very nice and pleasant to be.

We walked around a bit and got hungry. We had to sit down and have a meal somewhere.

Our attention was drawn to a small restaurant with tables on the street. We sat down and enjoyed a fresh tasty beer.

Near the table sat a Greek who drank his digestif.

A short visit to Larissa was enjoyable. Maybe because of the weather, which was very warm and pleasant. Maybe because of a delicious lunch. And maybe because of the pleasant atmosphere of peace and peace that I felt in this city.

Greece did not cease to please us with pleasant places and sensations.

While we were having dinner, I was thinking over a further plan of movement. On the map I saw a lot of very interesting names that I have known since childhood from the course of world history. For example, Delphi.

Delphic oracle!

This place is not to be missed. But when I watched how to get to Delphi, my eyes caught on the name of Thermopylae. This is the story of three hundred Spartans!

Here, too, you must definitely visit!

So to be continued.