Larissa is so closely associated to its plain that many people do not know that the prefecture extends to the Aegean, creating a series of lovely laced beaches beside the Pinios Delta, from the base of Ossa to the foothills of Mavrovouni. The first beaches in the prefecture of Larissa lie right beside the Athens – Thessaloniki national highway. The Kastri Loutro draws in the crowds in summertime to the stretches of beach in front of the beach bars.