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Museum of Folk Art
MUSEUM
(admission €2; 10am-4.30pm Tue-Sun)
This restored 1844 mansion has well-displayed
relics, including an old
tsipouro
still, a Victrola phonograph 'talking machine' and a hid-
den water fountain built into a stone wall.
Sleeping & Eating
Several hotels are scattered around the village. Prices listed here can increase by 50% on
winter weekends. Stop for the views at the main square, but look beyond it for the best
eateries.
Arhontiko Repana
GUESTHOUSE $
( 24280 99067;
www.repana.gr
; s/d/tr incl breakfast from €45/55/75; )
For hospitality and
value, we love this friendly, family-run place. Rooms are homely, comfortable and
decked out with wood and red carpets. One has an open fireplace.
Sisilianou Arhontiko
GUESTHOUSE $$$
( 24280 99556;
www.arhontiko-sisilianou.gr
; d incl breakfast €75-90; )
This elegant rebuilt
mansion has rooms of varying sizes (the small are a bit claustrophobic) and is decorated
in period furniture with well-appointed bathrooms. Room 7 has mountain views from the
bed. If you're lucky, the owner's father, Nico, might take you on a Sunday outing.
Taverna Alpha-Beta
TAVERNA $
(mains €7-11; Tue-Sun)
Taverna A-B, 150m past the square, makes the most of strictly
local and seasonal produce and meat in mountain favourites such as rabbit in red-wine
sauce, along with well-made appetisers and salads. The view from the verandah merits a
glass of the house red by itself.
Taverna Leonidas
TAVERNA $
(mains €6-10; lunch & dinner daily, closed Mon-Fri in winter)
Just past the square, this is a
good choice for local fare and views below.
TOP FIVE QUIRKY MUSEUMS OF THE PELION
Part of the Pelion Peninsula's character derives from its rugged geography and vir-
tual isolation, and the region is well known for its unique art, cuisine and architec-
ture. Much of that exceptional spirit is captured in a handful of small private mu-
