Ithakisios cave

Ithakisios grotto. In this rock cavity, at a height of 1,680 metres lived before the war for 20 summers, the painter Vasilis Ithakisios who died in 1977 in a nursing home in Athens. He lived from the paintings of the landscapes of the worshiped mountain which he sold to the mountaineers.

Naoum caves

One of the routes towards the Megala Kazania sets off from Kokkinoplos, one of the highest in altitude villages of Mt. Olympus (1.150 meters). Once there, one can follow the dirt road towards Xerolaki which leads to the Naoum caves. These are pit-caves formed on the mountain’s slopes, which can be used as emergency shelters […]

Tower of Mamtzios | Tsaritsani

The restored tower of Mamtzios at Tsaritsani is an old stone building which is 14m tall, and has a raised ground floor, basements and three floors, the last of which is double in size. The flooring is made of wooden boards and beams. There also used to be wooden staircases. In total there are 84 […]

Rapsani

On the national Athens – Thessaloniki highway, right after the valley of Tempi, we come to a sign in front of the railway station building that reads Rapsani. The road snakes up and meets Rapsani at an altitude of 640m. The village is built on the south-eastern slopes of Kato Olympos, at a location bathed […]

Platamonas

Platamonas is a modern holiday resort that attracts thousands of tourists and visitors. It combines beautiful beaches, rich vegetation, historical monuments, many springs and an impeccable accommodating infrastructure. Little taverns by the sea or under shady plain trees that touch the waves make the stay in Platamonas, the oldest summer resort in southern Pieria, very […]

Pythio

The village of Pythio is built in the western part of Olympus’s foothills. A political and religious center for the Perraivians, it was, also, one of the three cities forming the Perraivian Tripolitida.