Skiing by the sea in Pelion

In winter, when there are far fewer people, this Greek peninsula is outrageously romantic

Pelion on a sunny day with snow on the ground
Pelion: no need to choose between snow or sea
(Image credit: Stamatios Manousis/Getty Images)

British people dream of holidays on “sun-baked” Greek islands, said Dana Facaros in The Sunday Times. But during their long summers, Greek islanders themselves often dream of Pelion: a lush, mountainous peninsula jutting into the Aegean 200 miles north of Athens, with its bucolic woodlands, springs, waterfalls and orchards criss-crossed by cobbled mule paths.

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