Portaria

Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km².^[3] It is located on Mt. Pelion, facing the Pagasetic Gulf, north of Volos and its suburbs. The majority of the buildings are typical examples of Pelion architecture with their windows and doors decorated with a variety of colors. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north. Portaria every year holds a traditional wedding in the main square of the village and many people from Volos and the surrounding villages drop by to learn how weddings were traditionally done in these villages.

Portaria c.1820

Zoulias mansion

Katartzis mansion

Portaria Πορταριά
Municipal unit
Portaria square
Portaria Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°23′N 23°0′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Magnesia
Municipality	Volos
Area
• Municipal unit	22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,849
• Municipal unit density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Community	496
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	370 11
Area code(s)	24280
Vehicle registration	ΒΟ

Historical population

Year	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	769	-
1991	1,093	3,318
2001	1,327	3,201
2011	566	1,911
2021	496	1,849

Sister cities

• Tourtour, France

See also

• List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit