Mount Pelion is the summer residence of the gods of Olympus and the mythical land of the Centaurs. The rich diversity of beautiful landscapes offers both mountainous and seaside resorts, some of them nested on the slopes of Pelion close to the ski center and some located among olive groves, fruit orchards, and plane trees and facing the sea. The houses of villages of Pelion are traditionally-built cottages according to a special local architecture and most of the hotels are restored mansions. The most famous villages of Pelion are: Horto, Agios Lavrentios, Afyssos, Vizitsa, Kala Nera, Kato Gatzea, Kissos, Kritharia, Milies, Milina, Mouresi, Portaria, Tsagarada, Horefto.