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Mount Olympus (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ m p ə s, ə ˈ l ɪ m-/, [5] Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, IPA: [ˈoli(m)bos]) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. [6]
The Archaeological Park of Dion is the most important archaeological site at Mount Olympus in Greece, located in Dion (Greek: Δίον). In the area comprised by the Archaeological Park of Dion, sanctuaries were found from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The park displays the importance of ancient Dion in the history of Pieria.
Despite the name, it is nowhere near Mount Olympus in northern Greece, where the Twelve Olympians, the major deities of Ancient Greek religion, were believed to live. Ancient history records that Pisa and Elis , other villages in the region, contended with Olympia for management of the precinct, and that Olympia won, implying that the village ...
Dion (Greek: Δίον; [note 1] Ancient Greek: Δῖον; [note 2] Latin: Dium) is a village and municipal unit in the municipality of Dion-Olympos in the Pieria regional unit, Greece. [note 3] It is located at the foot of Mount Olympus at a distance of 17 km from the capital city of Katerini.
The 2,803-meter-high (9,196 ft) peak of Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας) is located near the highest peaks of Mount Olympus (Mytikas and Stefani). The closest mountain huts are the Apostolidis Hut (430 meters away) [ 2 ] and the Christos Kakkalos Hut (around 600 meters away).
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, [1] made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. [citation needed]
A list of mountains in Greece: Peak Height Mountain range Regional unit m ft Olympus: 2,917 9,570 Olympus Larissa, Pieria: Smolikas: 2,637 8,652 ... Mount Athos ...
In 1938, Mount Olympus was established as the first national park in Greece, and declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1981. [1] The building houses the offices of the National Park Administration, the exhibition, a library, various meeting rooms and a spacious atrium for events or exhibitions. There are also rooms for a café and a ...