Volos recommendations

We've heard great things about Volos, so we were able to snag housesit in a small village south of Volos for two weeks in June. Any recommendations in the area, other than Mt Pelion? Especially for food, but also beaches or hikes in the 5-10km range? I'll be traveling with my SO and 8-month baby, and we'll have a car. We're pretty up for anything. Volos isn't big in the travel blog world so I'm turning to Reddit for some inside sources.

We've spent some time in Athens and the Peloponnese peninsula and loved the rugged mountains and being able to avoid tourists. We'd like to continue in the same vein here!