{"id":3151,"date":"2021-07-06T12:38:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitpaionia.gr\/?page_id=3151"},"modified":"2021-07-15T20:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:23:41","slug":"memories-from-decoville","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitpaionia.gr\/en\/history\/memories-from-decoville\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories from Decoville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1611005135404{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justify&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625564304739{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]Imagine a train moving on lignite and pulling small wagons onto a narrow railroad track. This idiosyncratic railway is an invention of the French industrialist and inventor Paul Decoville and bears his name.<\/p>\n<p>The line in Paionia started in Axiopolis and then went up to Pigi, Kotza Dere and reached Skra, passing through the mines of Lake Mine.<\/p>\n<p>Remains of the line can be seen mainly in the area 3 Bridges of Kotza Dere.<\/p>\n<p>The French built this train to transport wounded and supplies to the Skra area during World War I.<\/p>\n<p>The Decoville line operated for a short time (1918-1924) in its entirety, while some parts of it continued to operate from time to time (1929) until the end of World War II by the Germans, to transport ore from the mines that were near the Metalio lake.<\/p>\n<p>Close your eyes and listen to the long-winded sound of the train. As it approaches, thousands of memories from human stories are approaching\u2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2739&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><div   data-q_id=\"#route\"    class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1613943613509 grid_section\" style=' padding-bottom:100px; text-align:left;'><div class=\" section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element 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class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>PAIKO<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  banners-text-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The feast of nature where plane tree forest, chestnut trees, paths, gurgling waters, small waterfalls and two beautiful lakes compose its beauty.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"history-banner-container wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1613937309042\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class='q_elements_holder one_column responsive_mode_from_768'  style='background-color:#ffffff'><div class='q_elements_item banner-column-container' data-animation='no' data-item-class='q_elements_holder_custom_601342'><div class='q_elements_item_inner'><div class='q_elements_item_content q_elements_holder_custom_601342' style='padding:20px 20px 20px 20px'>\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_single_image 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