Mount Olympus Lesbos: Hiking the Island’s Highest Peak from Agiasos

The forested slopes of Mount Olympus rising above the village of Agiasos on Lesbos

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain on Lesbos, a forested peak rising to 968 metres in the centre of the island, quite distinct from the famous mainland Mount Olympus. Also known as Profitis Ilias after the chapel at its summit, it towers above the traditional village of Agiasos. Whose old kalderimi paths lead up through … Read more