Ano Gatzea. Self contained ground floor studio flat opening onto sunny patio with views of the sea and next to the Olive Museum. Ideal for walkers, nature lovers and those wanting to experience the Real Greece. Not suitable for people with limited mobility.Bedroom with queen size double bed plus single bed. Luxury bathroom. Kitchenette with cooking facilities, fridge and washing machine. Private barbecue. Use of wood fired pizza oven and spit roast by arrangement with owners. High Season : 60 Euros per night Low Season : 45 Euros per night Breakfast : 5 Euros per person Extra : Packed lunches for walkers : 7 Euros per person 30 minutes to Volos, which has major transport links, including ferries to the Sporades Islands. Volos has car hire, quite a ritzy shopping quarter, night life and about one of the best archaeological museums in Europe . There is a regular bus into Volos from the village. Overlooking The Pagasitic Gulf, on the slopes of Mount Pelion, lies the scattered community of Gatzea. The area is criss-crossed by cobbled paths, leading to the sea (about 20 minutes on foot) and up through the olive groves and wooded valleys, over ancient stone bridges to picturesque mountain villages. The high slopes of the mountain remain snow covered until late spring and snowmelt feeds the gurgling leats which water the groves, producing purplish black olives the size of small plums. Ano (which means Upper) Gatzea is in the centre of the main olive growing area, catching the sea breezes. There is a small local museum which can tell you all you ever wanted to know about traditional olive production. There are two eateries. The cafe immediately behind the house caters for local farmers who gather in the evenings to moan about the price of olive oil. It serves hearty simple fare, inimitable home made wine and excellent home distilled ouzo of unverifiable alcoholic content. For something a little more classy, the village square has a popular restaurant serving a good selection of a la carte dishes. Kato (which means Lower) Gatzea has a variety of shops, a mini market, bakers, off licence, pharmacy , a delightful sea front, with waterside eateries. For swimming, you can choose from quiet coves with no one but the fish for company, or for something luxurious, the Rivera Club , which has loungers in dappled shade at the edge of the water.Twenty metres up the cobbled path from the house is the picturesque Ano Gatzea station, the only stop on the heritage railway, running from Lechonia to the beautiful mountain town of Milies. The train runs once a day, every day in the summer, and at weekends in the spring and autumn along the breathtaking narrow gauge line. As it goes through the village, the railway doubles as a road for locals who obviously give way to the train which travels at about the speed of a mountain sheep, who often share the line too. There is a steep country road which links it with the main road through the village. The means that you can either park 20 metres uphill from the house or in the village square, which is 5 minutes walk downhill from house on a cobbled path.  The owners speak English and Greek. Nous parlons francais.