Θεσσαλία (Thessalia)

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Natural factors

The terrain of the region is roughly half mountainous-to-hilly and half lowland, encompassing the plain of Thessaly.
The mountainous areas of Thessaly include Olympus, the southern section of the Pindus range, the northern part of the Agrafa massif, Ossa, Pelion, and Othrys.
The climate of Thessaly is continental, with cold winters and hot summers, and a marked temperature differential between the two seasons.
One of the characteristic features of the Thessaly plain's climate is the frequent rainfall occurring during summer.
The vineyards of the Magnesia regional unit are influenced by the moist winds blowing from the Pagasetic Gulf, resulting in cool summers and mild winters, while the main body of them extends across low hills and slopes.
In the Magnesia vineyards, mean annual temperature ranges from 15 to 16 °C and mean annual rainfall from 400 to 500 mm.

Human factors

On Skopelos — ancient Peparethos — one of the most important vineyards in Greece existed from antiquity through the nineteenth century, with a substantial export trade.
During the nineteenth century, the most celebrated wine-growing villages of Thessaly were Rapsani, Ambelakia, and Mesenikola, while during the period of Ottoman rule the inhabitants of Thessaly cultivated vineyards on the slopes of remote and difficult mountain terrain.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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