The city of Volos is found in the centre of Greece, in almost equal distance from the two big urban centres of the country, Athens and Thessaloniki.
Volos has been developed into a great industrial centre, and has the third in size harbor of the country. The economy of the city is based on industry, trade, small-industry, services, tourism. Possessing a new and modern university, a live artistic and intellectual life and multiplicity of entertainment, Volos is developed into a dynamic centre of Europe.