Necessity refuge Salatoura

The former fire-lookout tower of Salatoura, at an altitude of 1.850 m, was turned into an emergency shelter, serving those attempting to cross the Salatoura-Pyxari pass, on their way to the Kitros peak at an altitude of 2.316 meters. It can accommodate up to six persons, equipped with water, heating, kitchen and toilets.

Agios Antonios Refuge

The emergency refuge “Agios Antonios” is located on the Agios Antonios summit, at an altitude of 2.817 m with a housing capacity of up to nine persons. Emergency refuges provide shelter during severe weather conditions and are equipped with first aid supplies. The refuge was built in 1961 by the Aristotle University’s School of Physics […]

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, […]

Pinios Delta river

The wetlands at the estuary of Pinios River, are located in the eastern part of Thessaly and 1km north-west from Stomio village. It covers a total area of 2600 hectares and belongs exclusively to the State. Its flora includes over 600 types of plants. In some sections of the wetland’s perimeter, there are crops and […]

Georgios Schwartz mansion | Ampelakia

Schwartz’s mansion was the residence of the leader of the “Common Company and Brotherhood of Ambelakia”, a pioneering organization for its time, which housed the offices, the accounting department and the safe of the world’s first capitalist cooperative. According to the surviving inscriptions, the mansion was founded in May 1787 and was completed in 1803. […]