Meteora
Thessaly, Modern Greek Thessalía, Kalambáka [Credit: Mzmona]region of northern Greece south of Macedonia (Modern Greek: Makedonía), lying between upland Epirus (Ípeiros) and the Aegean Sea and comprising chiefly the fertile Tríkala and Lárissa lowlands.
It is well delineated by topographical boundaries: the Khásia and Cambunian mountains to the north, the Óthrys massif to the south, the main Pindus (Píndos) Mountains to the west, the Olympus (Ólympos) massif to the northeast, and the coastal ranges of Óssa (Kíssavos or Óssa) and Pelion (Pílios) to the southeast.
Thessaly is drained by several tributaries of the Pineiós (also called Peneus) River, which empties into the Aegean Sea after passing through the Vale of Tempe. Several passes carry highway traffic to and from the region, and the main railway from Athens (Athína) to Thessaloníki enters Thessaly by the Coela Pass and exits through the Vale of Tempe.
Generally the most level district of Greece, Thessaly is split by a range of hills into a southwestern sector dominated by the town of Tríkala and an eastern sector centring on Lárissa (Lárisa). To the southeast the Magnesia Peninsula, a prolongation of the Pelion (Pílios) massif, encloses the Pagasitikós Gulf (Gulf of Vólos).
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