Mount Olympus Day Trip from Pieria

Rugged ridges and deep ravines of Mount Olympus seen from above, with the plain and the sea in the distance.

A Mount Olympus day trip from Pieria leaves Katerini or the beaches of Paralia for the mountain of the gods, with the Enipeas gorge, ancient Dion and Platamon castle in one day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the roads, … Read more

Mount Olympus Day Trip from Athens

The bare rocky summit ridge of Mount Olympus under a blue sky, the goal of a Mount Olympus day trip from Athens.

A Mount Olympus day trip from Athens is a long day north by train or road to the highest mountain in Greece, with a guided visit to the foothills, the village of Litochoro and ancient Dion before the return south. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below … Read more

Ancient Dion Tickets

The ruins of the Villa of Dionysus spread across the grass below Mount Olympus, in the archaeological park that Ancient Dion tickets open

Ancient Dion tickets give entry to the Archaeological Park of Dion, the sacred city of the ancient Macedonians at the foot of Mount Olympus in Pieria, northern Greece. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the ticket covers, where to buy it, e-tickets, reduced and … Read more

Litochoro Tours

Litochoro tours start in the town at the foot of Mount Olympus, with the snow-covered peaks above the Enipeas gorge

Litochoro tours start in the town at the eastern foot of Mount Olympus, in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, where the Enipeas river runs through the town. The routes cover the gorge trail to Prionia, the climb to Mytikas, ancient Dion and the Nautical Museum of the town. Greece Tours lists the hikes … Read more

Dion Archaeological Park: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki

Dion Archaeological Park: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki

Dion was the sacred city of the ancient Macedonians, the place where their kings worshipped Olympian Zeus at the foot of his mountain. It lies roughly eighty-five kilometres southwest of Thessaloniki, a walled town of temples, theatres, and paved streets set among the springs below Mount Olympus. Here the Macedonian rulers sacrificed before war, and … Read more

Mount Olympus Day Trip from Thessaloniki

Mount Olympus Day Trip from Thessaloniki

Mount Olympus rises to 2,918 metres on the border of Macedonia and Thessaly, the highest mountain in Greece and the mythical seat of the ancient gods. The peak stands roughly ninety kilometres south of Thessaloniki, close enough for a full-day visit and far enough to fill the day. A day trip pairs the base village … Read more