The village of Neromyloi is located on the southern side of Mount Kissavos It is connected by road to Agia and Metaxochori (distance 2km). It is also connected to the East by a forest road.
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The village of Neromyloi is located on the southern side of Mount Kissavos It is connected by road to Agia and Metaxochori (distance 2km). It is also connected to the East by a forest road. North of the village are the slopes of Kissavos which were burned by two large catastrophic fires in 1993 and 2007. To the east of the village is the town of Agia, while to the south it faces Mount Mavrovuni. The inhabitants of the village are 263 according to the census of 2011. The settlement is surrounded by tree plantations. In addition to the cultivation of trees, the inhabitants are also engaged in animal husbandry and water mills. As is well known, the Community of Neromylos has abundant water and in the past there were more hydromills (dristeles).
From time to time various tribes passed through Neromylos, with a somewhat temporary stay until the Christian element completely prevailed. According to the story of the traveler Lik, at the time of slavery there was also an Islamic monastery of Dervishes in Neromylos, to which the settlement belonged at that time.
The existence of the current village of Neromyloi dates back to ancient times and this is proven by the findings that exist (ancient, Byzantine and slavery-era graves as well as sherds from the same periods). In the Kalyvia Castle sites and in the area between the Castle and the present-day village of Neromyloi, one finds sherds from the 4ο century BC until the era of slavery
The community of Neromylos got this name in 1927. Until then the village was called Turkochori for the Greeks and Aydinli for the Turks.
Metaxohori
Metaxochori (old name Retsiani or Melissi) is very close to Agia Larissa (only 1.5 km) and is a traditional settlement, known for the production of silk. It is built at an altitude of 300 m. and at a distance of 36 km. from Larissa. The river Amyros flows through the village, while a small stream divides the village into two sections which are joined by a small bridge at the height of the square. Its inhabitants reach 1000 people and are engaged in cultivation of mainly apples and cherries. The village is characterized by greenery and lush vegetation, while old mansions are scattered throughout.
Tombstones from Roman and Hellenistic times have been found in the area. It is said that Kosmas the Aitolos spoke to the residents in 1765 (according to a relevant note in the church book of the village) and in this place, in the “Keramidi” position, a tree, “Gavtzia”, grew between the rocks.
At the edge of the settlement rises the old girls’ school which has become a cultural center. In Metaxochori also, the General Archive of the State (G.A.K) – Local Archive of Agia is housed.
An impressive fact is that in and around Metaxochori there are 12 Byzantine churches. Agios Nikolaos stands out with its silver dome and the chapel of Agios Charalambos, Agia Paraskevi and the old monastery of the Entry of the Virgin, built in the 18th century with a wood-carved iconostasis: it is worth seeing because its cells were used to produce silkworm cocoons from the Favres and the Tzimerou family. A notable religious monument is the Monastery of Ag. Efstathiou of the 18th century, where part of an old aqueduct (8 arches) is preserved, with which the monks transported water with glass water pipes to the monastery from the Papa Alevizi spring
Visitors deserve to visit Metaxochori, when they take part in festive events while listening to folk songs that take place on August 15th in the square and last for two days. At the beginning of June, a cherry festival is held with folk music, dances, exhibitions of painting, photography and agricultural production.
Metaxochori, thanks to its picturesqueness, its nice climate, its history and the welcoming feelings of its inhabitants, has become a pole of attraction for many people of the intellectual and artistic world. Thus, it slowly became an intellectual and artistic center and that is why it is called the “village of artists”. One of the “settlers” in Metaxochori was Mentis Bostanzoglou, the well-known Bost. He got to know the area and bought an old mansion which he turned into a modern art museum. Also, well-known authors, Petros Ambatzoglou, Pantelis Kaliotsos and Anna Deimezi, as well as Jim and Katia Antonopoulou-Wilson bought old houses and gave them the color that suited them.
In addition, actors, journalists, musicians, poets, Anna Vagena and Loukianos Kilaidonis, Aliki Georgoulis, Nikos Zakynthinos, the poet Yiannis Kontos and the musician Thanasis Papakonstantinou have bought houses in this beautiful picturesque village, Metaxochori. So everyone should visit it and get to know its beauties up close!…