Kanalia

Community in Greece

Kanalia Κανάλια
Community
Lake Karla
39°29′N 22°52′E / 39.483°N 22.867°E / 39.483; 22.867
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Magnesia
Municipality	Rigas Feraios
Municipal unit	Karla
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	893
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	38 500
Area code(s)	24210

Kanalia (Greek: Κανάλια) is a village and community in Thessaly, Greece, part of the municipality Rigas Feraios.^[2] It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Volos and at a height of 80 metres (260 ft) above the sea level. It is one of the prettiest on the north-west side of Pelion. It is built on the foundation of the Acropolis of Boebe (Greek: Βοίβη Voivi) in the plains of Metochi. On the hill above the village one can see the remains of the walls of ancient Boebe, as well as the ruins of three forts that protected the road. Between 1883 and 1912, Kanalia was the seat of the municipality Voivi, which also included the villages Kapourna and Kerasia.^[3] The church of Saint Nicolas (11th century), can be found in the area. Visitors to the area enjoy the plethora of almond trees when they are in blossom, they can even attend the celebration of the Blossoming Almond trees.

There is a lake in the area named Lake Karla, which was drained between 1960 and 2000. Since 2001 the Greek Government has attempted to reconstruct the lake to its previous size, through the financial aid of European Union and Natura 2000.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kanalia.

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ Δ. Βοίβης (Λαρίσης), eetaa.gr