FAMILY KINGDOM ANETOPOULOU

The museum is a non-profit foundation, Legal Private and was named International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics and Art Family Kingdom Anetopoulou in memory of the first potter family (by 1790). Λειτουργεί καθημερινώς όλη την ημέρα και όλο τον χρόνο.

Outside of school curricula from 2001 The museum held an exhibition of ceramics and 2003 International Ceramics Symposiums. Details so far the activity of the museum is the following:

• Το 2001 έγινε η 1^ηCeramics Exhibition "Contemporary ceramists 2001», which was attended 45 καλλιτέχνες από όλη τη χώρα.
• Το 2002 πραγματοποιήθηκε η 2^η Έκθεση Κεραμικής «Σύγχρονοι Κεραμιστές 2002» με συμμετοχή 47 κεραμιστών από όλη την Ελλάδα.
• Το 2003 was actually the first International Symposium of Ceramics 7 Σεπτ. until 18 �Sept 2003. The Symposium was attended 11 καλλιτέχνες από την Ελλάδα, την Ιταλία, Korea and Tunisia. Οι εργασίες έγιναν στο εργαστήριο της οικογένειας που λειτουργεί παραπλεύρως του Μουσείου.
• Επίσης, it 2003 την ίδια περίοδο έγινε και η 3^η Έκθεση Κεραμικής «Σύγχρονοι Κεραμίστες 2003» με συμμετο�Ceramics Exhibition " όλη την Ελλάδα.
• Το 2004 εί�»With participation> Διεθνές Συμπόσιο Κεραμικής με συμμετοχή 10 καλλιτεχνών από την Ελλάδα, Bulgaria, την3 Ουκρανία και τη Ρουμανία καθώς και την 4^η Έκθεση Κεραμικής με συμμετοχή 62 καλλιτεχνών κεραμιστών από όλη την Ελλάδα.
• Το 2005 πραγματοποιήθηκε το 3^ο Διεθνέ�International Ceramics Symposium with participation�εχνών από την Ελλάδα, την Ιταλία,artists from Greece��Italy�να και η 5^η Έκθεση Κε�Also� με συμμ�Ceramics Exhibition with participation�α και την Κύπρο.
• Το 2006 πραγματοποιήθηκε το 4^ο Διεθνές Συμπόσιο Κεραμικής και η 6^ηΔιεθνής Έκθεση Κεραμικής «Σύγχρονοι Κεραμίστες 2006».

At all events it was the supporters of Magnesia Prefecture, the Chamber of Magnesia, TEDK Magnesia, the Municipality of Artemis, while 2004 το Συμπόσιο ήταν υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργε�the�υ Πολιτισμού.

Το 2005 The family celebrated Anetopoulou 215 χρόνια κεραμικής.

• The Traditional Pelion Train, historical monument. Συνδέει τα Άνω Λεχώνια με τις Mηλιές.
• The fountain of Constantine Mourogianni (1906), with lion, crowning pediment and marble antefixes the three angles, κοντά στο σιδηροδρομικό σταθμό στα Ανω Λεχώνια.
• The building of the railway station
• The Old Olive GEORGOUDI (1900)
• The Neoclassical Hatzikiriazi (1900) και Kasiopoulou (1900)
• The Old Factory Dimopoulos (1920)
• The Tower Kokosli
• The Old Metaxourgio Kokosli, κοντά στον ομώνυμο πύργο.
• The Mansion Kontos
• The Tower of Olympus, near the mansion Kontos
• The Church of Saint George, στα Κάτω Λεχώνια.
• The Route Lower Lechonia-Shipyard, alongside the riverbed Brychona – reeds and deciduous trees adorn the shores and estuaries of. Στις παραλίες Καρνάγιο και Χατζηβαγγέλη λειτουργούν καφέ και μπιτς-μπαρ.
• The Monastery of St. John the Baptist και The Church of St. Nicholas, στην αρχή της διαδρομής Κάτω Λεχώνια-Αγιος Λαυρέντιος.
• The Trout farming, Paleokastro, 2 km N from Ano Lechonia. Within heavenly surroundings – trees, streams, ponds – a tavern, όπου μπορείτε να δοκικαιε πέστροφες.
• The Monastery of Virgin Mary, 3 km N of Blasio, the route Saint-Blaise St. George Nileias. Από εδώ έχετε όμορφη θέα στον Παγασητικό κόλπο και τη γύρω περιοχή.

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• The Church of St. Demetrios, metropolis, στην κεντρική πλατεία.
• The church of Agios Athanasios
• The Church of Holy Apostles of the New, with remarkable steeple clock. Beside her, μικρό χτιστό αμφιθέατρο.
• Square Chatzini. You'll see the water of the stream to flow Brychona deep ravine. Από την πλατεία έχετε θέα στο χωριό Δράκεια.
• The Chapel of Panagia Souravlou, dedicated to Zoodochos Source. Arriving Square Xatzini (Path 10′).
• The monastery of St. Lawrence, 2 A miles. Iδρύθηκε το 1378 by Holy Laurentius of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos, on the ruins of an older monastery. The monastery, dedicated to the Prophet Elijah and Metamorphosis, played an important role in the revolutions of Thessaly (1821, 1854 and 1878).

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• The Church His Agios Vasiliosbuilt in 1820 from the mainland municipality craftsman Zapanioti.

  
  

  Πυργόσπιτα – Αρχοντικά των Άνω Λεχωνίων

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  1.Tower Kokosli   

  The tower Kokosli located in the northern part of the village near the church of St. Anargyroi. Oversees the whole area mothers, αφού στέκεται στο κέντρο ενός τσιφλικιού που αγοράστηκε από τους Τούρκους και από τους Πορταρίτες Κοκοσλήδες.

  Κτίστηκε στην τουρκοκρατία στα τέλη του 17^ου αι. It is a very strong structure. In the tower have been many times when interventions (Το 1870 a French architect and clerk of Kokosli put windows, iron balconies and stairs), without affecting its character radically. The strange general picture of the tower because of the circular staircase, έχει τραβήξει το ενδιαφέρον των φωτογράφων που τον έχουν απαθανατίσει επανειλημμένα.

  It has four floors and suspension bridge lifted for safety reasons. The foundations of thick 2,5 έως 3μ.  Τα εξώστεγα  του τελευταίου ορόφου είναι με λοξά φορούσια κι όχι με ίσια όπως στον παλιότερο πύργο Καραγιαννόπουλου.

  Μέχρι πριν λίγα χρόνια ο πύργος κατοικούνταν από τη Μαρίκα κόρη του Κοκοσλή.

  2. Tower Suleiman- Karagiannopoulos    

  Located in a dilapidated state almost , below the tower Kokosli. Bought together with the surrounding area, by Demetrius Elementary School KARAGIANNOPOULOU through his father , from the Turkish Saints Khanum 17 Δεκεμβρίου 1881.

  Fortified tower was built in the 17th century. with four floors and basement. Exemplifies early tower. Ο τελευταίος όροφος ήταν κατοικία ως και το 1920-25.

  Has jacketed and onto’ it supported the "sahnisia»(= Exostega). The tower did not collapse from earthquakes (1955-57),  αλλά από την αδιαφορία παλιότερων ιδιοκτητών.  Σήμερα αποτελεί αντικείμενο μελέτης από αρχιτέκτονες.

    3. Πύργος Ολύμπιου 

  In the southern part of the village and down the road from Volos Tsagarada is another tower, everything Greek construction and property. Built by some satin, Consul of Russia in Greece. The granddaughter of the original owner married someone close who made the addition on the north side of the tower 1860, according to the fitted bossing. Η προσθήκη έγινε για αύξηση του χώρου της κατοικίας.

  The tower bears the name of the last owner Olympian who bought 1956 – as well as the surrounding orchard- from Thelxinoi, τελευταία επιζώσα της οικογένειας Κοντού.

  The tower is shaped and two inputs. The face of the building combines elements of Pelion two periods ( 17^ος-18^ος αι. οχυρό πυργόσπιτο και 19^ος αι. fortified residence).

  In the unfortunate war 1897 and purges of the Turkish army in the western Pelion, the tower had found shelter residents from Blasio. Οι Τούρκοι δεν πλησίασαν αφού στη στέγη του κυμάτιζε η ρωσική σημαία.

  Today the tower is in good condition, ενώ ως το 1970  κατοικιόταν μόνιμα.

  Mansions

  Began to be built by wealthy Greeks voliotikis origin. Αυτό άρχισε να γίνεται στα τέλη του 19^ουαιώνα, began when the railway connecting the village to Volos. Considered Lehonia city suburb-as indeed is- and likened to Kifissia and there had their country houses wealthy Athenians. The facilitated transport movements, but the beauty and climate of the place that was uniquely. These are: Saraphis (the oldest), of Hatzikiriazi, Condé, Nikolaidis-Kasiopoulou, of Kalamakioti. Βρίσκονται σήμερα σε καλή κατάσταση.

   1. ΑρχοντικόHatzikiriazi   

  Located above the village square, the road to St. Blaise. Χτίστηκε προ του τέλους του 19^ουcentury by the family Hatzikiriazi. Johnαιatzikiriazi tobacco merchant based in Egypt. He kept two plants , ένα στο Αμβούργο της Γερμανίας και ένα στο Κάιρο της Αιγύπτου.

  The house occupied by the family until Hatzikiriazi 1936. After 1941 housed in the main house Asylum Child Volos, they moved because of the bombings. In the stable of the same period mansion houses a group of German conquerors. Then stay a political organization named "Ray". After the liberation, namely after 1945 stay there Englishmen. Leaving Englishmen housed soldiers and militiamen. Στη συνέχεια κατοικήθηκε από διάφορες οικογένειες ντόπιων κατοίκων.

  The pace of building has elements foreign to our hitherto known architecture of Pelion. It neoclassical elements with colonial. Το αρχοντικό είναι τριώροφο με σοφίτα.

  On the south side has two very old palm-trees other than the place, But showing the origin of the owners. The mansion is surrounded by a garden of several acres, that within’ it is built in the gardener's house, the furnace and the stable. At the bottom of the plot-former flower garden- υπάρχει οκτάγωνο υπερυψωμένο κιόσκι.

  The I. Hatzikiriazi contributed to the construction of the water supply of the village. When he died he left his mansion to his sons, οι οποίοι δώρισαν στο Βόλο το οικόπεδο που χτίστηκε η βιβλιοθήκη και χρηματοδότησαν την κατασκευή της.

  Today the mansion is in the hands of a new owner who attempted to renovate, works-but unknown why- σταμάτησαν.

   2. To αρχοντικό Κασιόπουλου

  The Kasiopoulou mansion located in the northern part of the village, Street Auction. Iatridi, near the road that ascends  nt Blaise. It is a stately neoclassical building. Built around 1900. First owner was Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Voliotis in origithobacco marketing in Egypt. The brother-in-law of CHATZILAZAROU, Station manager of Thessaly, was responsible for building the house. The building was probably of Italian craftsmen working on the railroad. Τα κουφώματα ήρθαν από την Τεργέστη και οι νταντέλες της σκεπής από το εργοστάσιο Αλατίνη της Γαλλίας.

  Το 1916 inhabited by families Nikolaidis Chatzilazarou. Οι αδελφές Τερψιθέα Νικολαΐδη και η Ελένη Χατζηλαζάρου έζησαν στο σπίτι ως το 1947.

  Το 1942, the years of German occupation, part of the house was inhabited by Germans (from Komantatour). She ran across the field-battery that resided in four parts of the village (in the courtyard of the tower Kokosli, Area C. Dimopoulos, Square and in Orfanos). When they left the Germans left the area to the Italians. The Italians inhabited the house. Κατοικούσαν σε σκηνές.

  Το 1947 died Terpsithea Nicolaides, after he had died and the third sister Urania Kasiopoulou. The three sisters were nee Glavani. After the death of Nicolaides, sister, Helen, moved to Volos. After the death and Hatzilazarou home received at Auction. Kasiopoulo, son of Urania, civil engineer. He restored the mansion 1965 and had the cottage. Σήμερα ανήκει στη θετή του κόρη Μαριάνα.

  The house consists of a ground floor and one floor. Περιστοιχίζεται από ένα μεγάλο και πολύ όμορφο κήπο με κιόσκι και πολλά φυτά.

  The recess in the outer wall of the enclosure walls are since arriving there as horse-drawn carriages of the train to load flour factory-ice factory- by Demopoulos, which functioned as a mill. Στην εσοχή έμπαινε το κλειδί της γραμμής.

  3. Το αρχοντικό Κοντού

  The mansion is on the road Kontos Lehonia Ano Volos at the entrance of the village and built 1900 AD. από την οικογένεια Κοντού.

  Cody was Consul of Russia in Greece. The family had a large estate in Russia, Lausanne in Greece (Athens and Volos). Home in Volos was the neoclassical Gamveta with T. Oikonomaki, purchased from the Auction. Καβούρα και σήμερα ανήκει στο Πανεπιστήμιο -είναι βιβλιοθήκη.

  The accident for the family was that the boys died from tuberculosis. The family grave is in the cemetery Volos, with the legend that he was poisoned by samamidi fell on the shake. Grief fell heavy on family. Since then abandoned mansion. Από το γεγονός αυτό υπάρχει ο θρύλος του στοιχειωμένου σπιτιού.

  Το 1920 about her daughter's family, Thelxinoi sold the house to George Alpaca, who had three daughters and a son, the Sherraine, Aristea, τη Φρόσω και το Νίκο.

  The alpaca gave the home dowry to his daughter who married Frosso F. Filippidi farmer from Pinakates. Η Φρόσω το έδωσε προίκα στη μεγάλη της κόρη που παντρεύτηκε τον Αντώνη Ασημάκη από τις Μηλιές.

  Το 1960 about the house was sold to a contractor Koutsidaki, who has not respected the repairing its value as a monument and used the poorer quality materials. The plaster used acetylene residues instead of lime was on the take from the factory "oxygen" of Volos. The frescoes destroyed all. Three years after he became ill and died. Daughters sold it to the attorney Kimon Chatzistamatiou. Today belongs to intermunicipal cooperation neighboring municipalities, για να αναστηλωθεί και να λειτουργήσει ως Διαδημοτικό πνευματικό κέντρο.

  The mansion was once used as a hotel and sometimes as building. Since 1930 to 1940 approximately inhabited by families: Olympian, notaries Dimitriadis and N. Koji, who were the notary and there, Members of the K. Σαμαρά και το δάσκαλο Μαυράκη.

  Το 1941 kaThelifthike by Germans, who settled in this their headquarters. Το 1944 Building, the EASAD. Then inhabited by families antartopliktes, που έρχονταν από κοντινά χωριά του Πηλίου.

  Today the mansion is uninhabited and dilapidated. Is a characteristic example of neoclassicism. Includes basement, ground floor, πρώτο όροφο και σοφίτα.

  Downstairs is a wide entrance with stairs leading to the floors. East of the entrance hall there, kitchen, toilet. So west. Upstairs perimeter of the scale there are nine rooms and two baths. In the attic perimeter of the scale there are five rooms and bath in attic lived three maids, όταν η οικογένεια Κοντού είχε το σπίτι.

  The building is built of stone and porcelain, για αυτό και από τους σεισμούς δεν ρηγματώθηκε.

  The mansion had a nice garden,βεράντες με κιόσκια, σιντριβάνι και δύο φοίνικες στην είσοδο.

  Έχει χαρακτηριστεί διατηρητέο.

  4. Former Mansion Kalamakioti

  Another house of the same era was the home Kalamakioti, today no longer has its original form. He cut the floor and is a simple house. Located on a street Upper Lexonion – St. Βλασίου μπροστά από το ποτάμι.

  Built just before the 1900 from Riga Apostolides, που είχε το μεταλλείο Χρωμίου στο Τσαγκλί Αλμυρού.

  Το 1925 the mansion was sold to Vassos Kalamakioti a cotton in Egypt and large broker, but who lost his money in the stock market resulting in n’ suicide. The mansion was the widow Athena Kalamakiotou, which was a remarkable woman with a great deal to the children of the village. Το σαλόνι του αρχοντικού της ήταν πάντα ανοιχτό στα παιδιά.

  Had created scouting, He took religious children, taught them songs on piano, preparing Christmas celebrations and beautiful Christmas tree with gifts for every child. Even today, the women of the village remember songs they learned at that time. Τα καλοκαίρια στην αυλή τα παιδιά έκαναν γυμναστική και έπαιζαν βόλεϊ.

  But during the years of occupation Athena Kalamakiotou organized celebrations f’ αρχοντικό της για να βοηθήσει την Αντίσταση.

  But after the occupation, during the civil, persecuted and fled to Athens. After her death Ap. Lebanon as attorney's sold his house (it 1958).

  The house was repaired, cut some parts of it and lost its original form.