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mt. Olympus
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The awe-inspiring ridges of the highest mountain in Greece, the verdant Enipeas Gorge and the view of the Thermaikos Gulf create a landscape of unique beauty. Some 1,700 different wild flower species are found in Olympus National Park, along with rare birds and many species of butterflies. In addition, Olympus’, waterfalls contribute to this stunning Greek landscape.

Hiking & Trekking
There are eight refuges operating on Olympus which cover the needs of visitors, hikers, walkers, climbers and mountaineers.
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Olympus National Park
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PO Box 37, PC: 602 00 Litochoro Greece
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In the OLYMPUS Geological History Museum we can follow the evolution of Mount Olympus through geological time .
The museum includes exhibits such as minerals and rocks from Mount Olympus as well as fossils from the surrounding area ,
and they are especially interesting to those who are interested in finding out about the evolution of the fauna and flora of the area.
in the museum the visitor can see and learn how GLACIERS have affected Mount OLympus, how the mountain is affected by erosion and how caves (KARST) are formed.
Furthermore,someone can admire the minerals that are referred to in the ancient text “Of Stones” or “Lithika” of ORFEAS, who lived at LEVETHRA at the foot of Mount Olympus. The archaeological site of LEVETHRA is situated close to the town of LEPTOKARYA.
Apart from the Exhibits of the Olympus Geological History Museum, in an adjacent hall ,works of art such as Mosaics, Paintings and woodcarvings are exhibited which refer to Mount Olympus and Orfeas.

Alpinism
About 90 routes on the mountain, 68 of which exist on the upper mountain (Mytikas, Skolio, Stefani, Kalaia and Stauraities).
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Refuge Ch. Kakkalos
Mike Styllas
Alexandros Styllas
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Alpinism was introduced on the rock faces of Mount Olympus during the summer of 1934, when Italian renowned alpinist Emilio Comici established the first routes on the east face of Stefani and on the northwest face of Mytikas. A month later Slovenian alpinists Marijan Lipovsek and Leo Pipan established the much-more-serious Slovenian route on the north face of Skolio. Since then there have been about 90 routes on the mountain, 68 of which exist on the upper mountain (Mytikas, Skolio, Stefani, Kalaia and Stauraities) whereas the remaining 22 have been established on the rock face of Zilnia, the characteristic south facing rock face easily seen from the main square of Litochoro.

Ski Mountaineering
Mount Olympus comprises one of the most popular albeit interesting ski mountaineering destinations within the Greek territory.
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Refuge Ch. Kakkalos
Mike Styllas
Alexandros Styllas
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Alpinism was introduced on the rock faces of Mount Olympus during the summer of 1934, when Italian renowned alpinist Emilio Comici established the first routes on the east face of Stefani and on the northwest face of Mytikas. A month later Slovenian alpinists Marijan Lipovsek and Leo Pipan established the much-more-serious Slovenian route on the north face of Skolio. Since then there have been about 90 routes on the mountain, 68 of which exist on the upper mountain (Mytikas, Skolio, Stefani, Kalaia and Stauraities) whereas the remaining 22 have been established on the rock face of Zilnia, the characteristic south facing rock face easily seen from the main square of Litochoro.

Canyoning
A little thing called canyoning. Because jumping and sliding off waterfalls on Mt. Olympus sounds like a cool thing to do.
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Olympus Geological History Museum
There are eight refuges operating on Olympus which cover the needs of visitors, hikers, walkers, climbers and mountaineers.
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Olympus Geological History Museum
G.Olimpiou 32, Leptokarya 600 63 Greece
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Mount Olympus has an extensive network of trails, its total length exceeding 160km. Trails and subsequent hiking routes of Mount Olympus have originated since antiquity covering the majority of the mountain’s broader area as they have been used through the years for religious purposes, for logging, for hunting, for livestock and since the 1950’s for recreation (hiking, alpinism, trail running, mountain biking). The overall difficulty of the hiking routes generally expressed by the distance, the elevation gain and the technical parts involved, demonstrates a great variety.
As far as the connection of Mount Olympus to other Greek mountains and ranges is concerned the European Trail E4 runs through Mount Olympus in an east-west direction, whereas the national O2 trail runs along a north-south direction. Multi-day treks are slowly gaining popularity being aided by the existence of the 6 organized refuges and 5 emergency huts (bivouacs) spread around the mountain.
Maritime Museum of Litohoro
The idea of creation of the Maritime Museum of Litohoro began in 1995 by the Association of Retired Naval of Litohoro, to rescue and preserve the Naval cultural heritage of Litohoro.
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Maritime Museum of Litohoro
Agiou Nikolaou 15, 60200, Litohoro, Pieria, Greece
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The idea of creation of the Maritime Museum of Litohoro began in 1995 by the Association of Retired Naval of Litohoro, to rescue and preserve the Naval cultural heritage of Litohoro. From 1995 to 2002 there was a huge effort and most of the Litohorians Navy relics got collected. From 2002 to 2004 the exhibits of the Merchant Marine got collected. In 2004 is being established a non – profit Union by the name “MARINE MUSEUM OF LITOHORO”. It is registered in the Ministry of Culture as a modern institution Maritime Cultural Heritage. Since then it is constantly enriched with new elements of Naval heritage from Litohoro and the Merchant Marine..
Olympus National Park Information Center
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain of Greece, its main summit of Mytikas 9or Pantheon) rising to an altitude of 2918 m. According to the Greek mythology Mount Olympus was the home of the 12 ancient Greek gods and goddesses, while in 1938 Mount Olympus was established as Greece’s first national park with ultimate goal the preservation of its naturan and cultural wealth. According to the Greek law, Mount Olympus National Park core covers an area of about 40,000 acres in which all kinds of exploitation are prohibited.
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Maritime Museum of Litohoro
Agiou Nikolaou 15, 60200, Litohoro, Pieria, Greece
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Mount Olympus is the highest mountain of Greece, its main summit of Mytikas 9or Pantheon) rising to an altitude of 2918 m. According to the Greek mythology Mount Olympus was the home of the 12 ancient Greek gods and goddesses, while in 1938 Mount Olympus was established as Greece’s first national park with ultimate goal the preservation of its naturan and cultural wealth. According to the Greek law, Mount Olympus National Park core covers an area of about 40,000 acres in which all kinds of exploitation are prohibited.
Surrounding this core area there exist the core’s peripheral zone spanning approximately 239,000 acres, its specific coverage not clearly defined yet within which only certain actions are allowed. However, today there have been serious efforts from local organizations so that the area of the National park to be increased, since the environmental pressure from human factors is alarmingly increased every year.
In 1981 Mount Olympus was declared by UNESCO as a “Biosphere Reserve”, whereas the EU has included Olympus National Park in its list of the most important bird habitat areas.













