Dion

Kazania

Megala Kazania is the largest cavity of Olympus, measuring 700 metres deep, oriented northwise to the Mytikas and Stefani peaks and bordering from south-west to the Skala and Skolio tops.

Kalipefki

Kallipefki, the highest village of Lower Olympus is one of the mountain destinations in the prefecture of Larissa, flanked by endless woods of fir, beech and pine trees on the Platamonas side, and the lush green plateau of drained lake Askourida, to the west. The village square of Kallipefki, surrounded by traditional cafés and grillhouses, […]

Rapsanis bridge

The stone bridge at the large stream with an arch rising about 12m from the streambed, was constructed in 1901, in order to connect Rapsani with Gonnoi.

Archaeological site of Spathes

A Copper Age (1300-1200 BC) cemetery was discovered just off of Agios Dimitrios, on the road to Elassona, on a wooded slope of Olympus (altitude 1100 m), at the “Spathes” site. The box-shaped graves brought to light vessels, swords and jewelry, with the characteristics of the Mycenaean civilization, which means either that the region was […]

Ancient Theatre of Dion

The theater of Dion was built during the Hellenistic years, on the same premises of a rudimentary theater built during the reign of Archelaos (5th century b.C.) The seat rows were made of brick and the floor of the orchestra was made of beaten earth, while the stage and the backstage were made of marble. […]