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Dion Archeological Museum

The excavation of the area commenced in 1982 and is continued at present by the University of Thessaloniki. It has brought to light a fortified city, surrounded by cult areas, that was inhabited continuously from the Classical period to Early Christian times. Buildings of various periods have been discovered in a series of different levels. Private residences, public buildings, shops, and a large number of workshops are erected in building blocks defined by the streets. On the south edge of the ancient city are the public baths (thermae), an imposing complex covering an area of over 4,000 square metres and dating from about A.D. 200.

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Dion Archeological Museum
601 00 Dion Pieria Greece

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The older monastery of Saint Dionysios situated 17 kilometers from Litochoro was founded by Saint Dionysios himself in 1542. The monastery is widely known for its significant spiritual, patriotic and social contributions during the struggle for liberation from Turkish domination. From 1821 the monastery was occupied by the Turkish army which burned and plundered it. Many years later in 1943 it was blown up by German troops, because it was considered a hiding place of the Greek resistance forces. Today, pilgrims can visit the old monastery and the tomb of Saint Dionysios which is in the monastery’s recently restored church. Two kilometers to the east of the old monastery is a large cave where visitors can see the area where Saint Dionysios lived for many years as an ascetic. Here, one can also be blessed by drinking miraculous Holy Water which emerges from a spring within the cave. In 1950 due to the destruction of the old monastery its brotherhood relocated to a newer, recently reconstructed monastery complex called the “Metochion” or monastic dependency, which is 3 kilometers from Litochoro. Here, one may visit the monastery’s museum which exhibits many old byzantine icons, beautifully crafted liturgical church items and can also venerate the holy relics of many Orthodox Saints.

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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..

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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.

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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.

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Orthodox Religius Museum

The Ecclesiastical Museum of the Archdiocese of Kitros, Katerini and Platamon is located on the ground floor of the Metropolitan Palace of Katerini.The theological dimension of the icon and the sacred relics are reflected in the space-time in the museum, through various and numerous remarkable exhibits. 

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Kitros, Katerini & Platamon Diocese
Mitropoleos 6, 601 31 Katerini, Pieri Greece

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All relics of incomparable archaeological, functional and historical value date from the 18th to the 21st century.It is a permanentexhibition, gradually enriched by relics that belong to temples in the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Kitros, Katerini and Platamon, which are now maintained and exhibited at the Museum, as well as by periodical collections. Finally, the museum exhibits personal belongings of the late Metropolitan Academician Barnabas (1954-1985), of the Metropolitan Bishops of Kitros, Katerini and Platamon Parthenios Vardakas (1904-1933), Konstantinos Koidakis (1934-1954), Agathonikos Fatouros (1985-2013) and of the present Μetropolitan Mr. Georgios (2014).

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