![]() ![]() The villages Petra, Vrontou and Dion lie to the northeast, while on the eastern side there is the town of Litochoro, where Enipeas bisects the massif of Olympus. The Makryrema stream separates Olympus from the massif of Voulgara. To the northwest lies the Aromanian village of Kokkinopilos. The mountain has a circumference of 80 kilometres (50 mi), an average diameter of 26 kilometres (16 mi), and 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) of area. Olympus has many peaks and an almost circular shape. The shape of Olympus was formed by rain and wind, which produced an isolated tower almost 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above the sea, which is only 18 kilometres (11 mi) away at Litochoro. The usual starting point for climbing Olympus is the town of Litochoro, on the eastern foothills of the mountain, 100 km (62 mi) from Thessaloniki. Organized mountain refuges and various mountaineering and climbing routes are available. Įvery year, thousands of visitors admire its fauna and flora, tour its slopes, and climb its peaks. It has been a National Park, the first in Greece, since 1938. The mountain has exceptional biodiversity and rich flora. In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, on Mytikas peak. It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus ( / oʊ ˈ l ɪ m p ə s, ə ˈ l ɪ m-/ Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, also Ólimbos, IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Greece. ![]() ![]() Ĭhristos Kakkalos, Frederic Boissonnas and Daniel Baud-Bovy Thessaly and Macedonia, near the Gulf of Salonikaīy religious pilgrims or priests in Antiquity. ![]()
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