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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