Nea Mesangala or Nea Mesagala (, ), often just called Mesangala, is one of two small beach settlements in the local community of

Aigani Aigani or Egani (; el, Αιγάνη, ) is a village and Local Community () located on the northeastern border of the historical and Administrative Region of Thessaly, Greece. Since Greece's local government reforms of 2011 the Local Community of ...

in the historical and

administrative region Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

Thessaly Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, The ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

. Nea Mesangala has 388 inhabitants, as of 2011,"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός"
(in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. and is located on the shores of the

Thermaikos Gulf The Thermaic Gulf (), also called the Gulf of Salonika and the Macedonian Gulf, is a gulf constituting the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. The city of Thessaloniki is at its northeastern tip, and it is bounded by Pieria Imathia and Lariss ...

in the Larissa regional unit about from the regional unit's eponymous capital city. The second beach settlement of Aigani, Kastri-Loutro, is located just north of Nea Mesangala. The seaside settlement is found in the Pineios river delta and is known for its wide and sandy beaches; its clean, calm waters; and its numerous beach bars and restaurants. The area around Mesangala has many natural beauties including protected wetlands and rivers as well as beach camping sites and hiking trails.

Mount Olympus Mount Olympus (; el, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, also , ) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, be ...

and its foothills are located to the northwest and

Mount Kissavos Mount Ossa ( el, Όσσα), alternatively Kissavos (Κίσσαβος), is a mountain in the Larissa regional unit, in Thessaly, Greece. It is high and is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter ...

to the southwest making the beaches at Nea Mesangala particularly lovely at sunset. Near by are the beautiful Vale of Tempi and the mountain village of

. To the north is the region of

Central Macedonia Central Macedonia ( el, Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a populat ...

are the seaside towns of

Platamon Platamon, or Platamonas (, ''Platamónas''), is a town and sea-side resort in south Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. Platamon has a population of about 2,000 permanent inhabitants. It is part of the Municipal unit of East Olympos of the Dio- ...

a and

Neoi Poroi Neoi Poroi ( ) is a coastal village of the Dio-Olympos, Dio-Olympos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Olympos. The settlement of Neoi Poroi had a population of 733 inhabitants as of 2011. ...

References

Μesagala.gr

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Νέα Μεσάγκαλα on wikimapia
{{coord, 39, 57, N, 22, 42, E, display=title, region:GR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)

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