Krania

On the slopes of Kato Olympos, at an altitude of 650m, we find Krania village which boasts a wonderful view of the Pinios Delta and Ossa. It is named after the bush by the same name, which can be found in abundance on Kato Olympos. The local villagers are involved in stock-breeding and viniculture.

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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, […]

Gonnoi

The village Gonnoi was once called Dereli, but was renamed when the ruins of the ancient Perrhaebian city of Gonnoi were discovered near the shores of Pinios. This ancient fortified city was built upon three hills: Kathia, home of the ruins of the temple of Athena Poliada, Kondylos, where Zesti Vrysi is situated today, and […]

Azoros

Azoros is built at an altitude of 520m and is identified with ancient Azoros, one of the towns of the Perraivic Tripolitida. It was named after the helmsman of Argo, Azoros, who took part in the Argonautic expedition. During the years of Turkish rule, the village was a dependency of the Monastery of Olympiotissa.

Ampelakia

On the slopes of Ossa above the picturesque Tempi valley, we come to Ampelakia, named after the small vineyards (=ampelia) that grew in the region and were the locals’ primary occupation prior to 1778. That was when the first cooperative was created, known as the Ampelakia group, which virtually paved the way for the birth […]