Traveling to Volos

The other day, due to a very important obligation, I had to travel to the city of Volos which is 324 kilometers away from Athens. In fact, Volos is in central Greece and to me the best way to get there is by train.

So, at 7am I got to the main railway station of Athens.

The first morning train departs at 7.18am and travelers are already getting on the train.

The sound of the engine gave march and my five-hour trip started.

As we're moving away from Athens the scenery is getting different...

...and this view can only be seen when traveling by train.

The construction of Greek railway started in 1834 and 35 years later the first railway line connected Athens to Piraeus. As Greece was getting bigger more lines were constructed connecting the country almost from end to end.

Along the way to Volos one can also see some old and traditional railway stations

After I changed train in the city of Larissa, I finally reached Volos.

This beautiful building was built in 1882.

Despite of the earthquakes of 1955 that changed the face of old Volos, the railway station is still there. On the first floor,where it used to be the house of station master, today there's the Railway Museum of Thessaly.

The architect of the railway station of Volos was Evaristo de Chirico, father of the famous artist Giorgio de Chirico.In fact, the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico was born and raised in Volos and later moved to Athens where he studied art in the Athens School of Fine Arts.