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It is estimated that over 10,000 people visit Mount Olympus each year, most of them reaching only the Skala and Skolio summits. Most climbs of Mount Olympus start from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location at the foot of the mountain. From there a road leads to Prionia, where the hike begins at the ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Mount Olympus, a magnet for trekkers, is the home of Zeus and the Greek gods. Find out how to visit the mountain, Greece's first national park.
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Mar 10, 2017 · 15 Years of Photography on Mount Olympus. Photographer and mountain climber Babis Giriziotis talks about his love of Olympus and his ambitious project to photograph the views from all 55 peaks. Alexandra Mandrakou | March 10th, 2017.
May 1, 2024 · Photo: iStock. Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2917m tall. It’s also one of the highest peaks in Europe in topographical terms (measuring the height relative to the lowest contour line encircling it) and, of course, it's home to the 12 Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world.
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Sep 3, 2024 · Mount Olympus, mountain peak, the highest (9,570 feet [2,917 metres]) in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Gulf of Thérmai (Modern Greek: Thermaïkós) of the Aegean Sea and lies astride the border between Macedonia (Makedonía) and Thessaly (Thessalía).
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Apr 8, 2011 · Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Olympus National Park in Greece from National Geographic.
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Nov 7, 2023 · Satellite photo of the Olympus region. Satellite photo. This is a gallery page containing specially selected image and media files. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of files that are available on Commons.
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