. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 239 Pelion. Ossa and Pelion have been so often piled on oneanother in the pages of all literatures that he almost expectsto see those world-famous heights performing, like titanicacrobats, some startling feat of equilibrium. From the slopes of Pelion, medieval villages and theruins of several ancient towns look down contemptuously onthe upstart Volo, a city created since Thessaly was annexedto the Greek kingdom in 1881. Volo has the aspect of a city that has been planned upontoo large, too grand a scale. Of the eighty thousand peopleexpect
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE WONDERS OF THESSALY 239 Pelion. Ossa and Pelion have been so often piled on oneanother in the pages of all literatures that he almost expectsto see those world-famous heights performing, like titanicacrobats, some startling feat of equilibrium. From the slopes of Pelion, medieval villages and theruins of several ancient towns look down contemptuously onthe upstart Volo, a city created since Thessaly was annexedto the Greek kingdom in 1881. Volo has the aspect of a city that has been planned upontoo large, too grand a scale. Of the eighty thousand peopleexpected to tiock into the new city, occupy the pretty houses,
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