Communities & Municipal Units
From the plain of Titarisio to the peaks of Mount Olympus, over fifty villages with their own history, festivals, paths and flavors. Choose a municipal unit or a village and start your tour.
9 municipal units53 villages & communities2.918 sq. km. Mytikas1.565 sq. km. the Municipality
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Of Elassona
The city and the surrounding villages: from the Pontian Aradosivia to Lake Kefalovryso and the Flying Carnival of Drymos.
Elassonaformerly Oloosson (Homer's "White City")Homer's "White City" at the foot of Mount Olympus, with Olympiotissa, the arched bridge and its feta, a hub of Thessaly and Macedonia.AAyioneriformerly TserniloThe village of holy water, at the gate of Potamia, with the spring of Zoodochos Pigi and the dam of Elassonitis.AAetorachiformerly Velesnico (Veletziniko)Pontic village on the outskirts of Melouna, with a view of Elassona and Mount Olympus, vineyards and unexplored caves.BValanidaVillage of valanidia, at the exit of the Chrapa gorge, with the ancient 'Tziero', caves and mushrooms.GGalановrysiformerly Aradosivia, GalaniPontic village with roots in Sevastia, with an F-5 airplane at the entrance and one of the most vibrant folk museums.
Drymosformerly DryanovoVillage at 470 meters, 8 km from Elassona, with a view of Mount Olympus, pine forest, paragliding and the Flying Satirical Carnival.EEvangelismosformerly Koniatsi'The Island' at the entrance of Potamia, 8 km from Elassona, next to Elassonitis, with forest, motocross track and vibrant Carnival.KKefalovrysoformerly Bounar Basi (Bournabas)The village of the lake and the cave, where the Titarisios is born, with trout, crayfish and watermills.KKleisouraQuiet village at 520 meters on the slopes of Antichasia, with a balcony square, small forest and hiking and cycling routes.LLefkiformerly SkombaSmall settlement 9 km from Elassona, with the old Agia Paraskevi, rare frescoes and forests full of wild boars.MMikro Eleftherochoriformerly LevetrochorakiVillage 7 km north of Elassona, on the axis to Katerini and Kozani, with Sarakatsani huts and the forest of Toumbanos.PPaliokastroBuilt on two ancient castles, possibly the ancient Mondaia, with waters that never dry up, watermelons and local tsipouro.
Stefanovounoformerly Aradosivia Zeinél MahalasPontic village at the entrance of Elassona, next to Galanovrysi, with the 'Lokatzaria' of Theophany and a view from Prophet Elias.Municipal Unit
Tsaritsani
The noble town at the root of Melouna, with churches of four centuries and the Oikonomio School.
Municipal Unit
Mount Olympus
The villages on the western side of Mount Olympus: the ancient Perrhaebian Tripolitis, the Monastery of Sparmos and the road to the Ski Center.
AAsprochomaformerly BarakadesVlach village on the outskirts of Mount Olympus, built on white rocks, with a dam for recreation and stone fountains.KKallitheaformerly Santovo or OrmanliThe former seat of the Municipality of Mount Olympus, at 520 meters, 12 km from Elassona, with a view of Mount Olympus and the Kambounia.KKalyviaLivestock village on the outskirts of Mount Olympus, starting point for trails and mountain passes, with a paragliding track in Toutofolia.
Kokkinojiformerly DemiradesVillage in the valley of Mount Olympus with the stauropegic Monastery of Agios Antonios of the 1755 and a view of Mount Olympus, Ambarbeis and Kambounia.KKokkinopilosVlach village of Mount Olympus, on the borders with Pieria, a base for armatoloi and starting point for Mytikas and the E4 trail.LLofosformerly Mikroi Filippai, PazarladesPontic village on the outskirts of Mount Olympus, with a folklore museum, a theater stage and a tsipouro distillery.OOlympiadaRefugee village at the foot of Mount Olympus, with people from Kars in the Caucasus, named after the mother of Alexander the Great.PPetrotoSmall settlement at 530 meters, between the valley of Sarantaporos and Mount Olympus, a stronghold of struggles during the Turkish occupation.
Pythioformerly Sellos (until 1928)Ancient city of Perrebiotic Tripolitis with a temple of Pythian Apollo, where Alexander the Great sacrificed to Zeus before his campaign.SSkopiaformerly KarouliVillage at the foot of Mount Olympus, before Olympiada, with a lake that reflects the mountain and a bust of Alexander the Great.
SparmosThe gate to the Ski Center of Mount Olympus, with the Patriarchal Monastery of Agia Triada at 1.000 meters, the plane tree forest and the Mavrataz gorge.FFlambouroformerly MitsouniVillage under Koukoulis, near the sources of Elassonitis, with a view of Mount Olympus, tobacco and a summer festival.
Kokkinojiformerly DemiradesVillage in the valley of Mount Olympus with the stauropegic Monastery of Agios Antonios of the 1755 and a view of Mount Olympus, Ambarbeis and Kambounia.KKokkinopilosVlach village of Mount Olympus, on the borders with Pieria, a base for armatoloi and starting point for Mytikas and the E4 trail.LLofosformerly Mikroi Filippai, PazarladesPontic village on the outskirts of Mount Olympus, with a folklore museum, a theater stage and a tsipouro distillery.OOlympiadaRefugee village at the foot of Mount Olympus, with people from Kars in the Caucasus, named after the mother of Alexander the Great.PPetrotoSmall settlement at 530 meters, between the valley of Sarantaporos and Mount Olympus, a stronghold of struggles during the Turkish occupation.Pythioformerly Sellos (until 1928)Ancient city of Perrebiotic Tripolitis with a temple of Pythian Apollo, where Alexander the Great sacrificed to Zeus before his campaign.SSkopiaformerly KarouliVillage at the foot of Mount Olympus, before Olympiada, with a lake that reflects the mountain and a bust of Alexander the Great.SparmosThe gate to the Ski Center of Mount Olympus, with the Patriarchal Monastery of Agia Triada at 1.000 meters, the plane tree forest and the Mavrataz gorge.FFlambouroformerly MitsouniVillage under Koukoulis, near the sources of Elassonitis, with a view of Mount Olympus, tobacco and a summer festival.Municipal Unit
Karyas
The Lower Olympus on the borders with Pieria: coolness, beeches, bears, herbs and starting points for the peaks.
KaryaThe capital village of Lower Olympus, starting point for the peaks, with the Hidden School, historic monasteries, 1.700 species of herbs and bears in the forests.
Kryovrysiformerly PoulianaCool village on the slopes of Mount Olympus, above the plane tree forest, with a church of 1800 and a microclimate for summer getaways.
Sykamineaformerly SkamniaMountain village of Mount Olympus, 34 km from Elassona, between Kryovrysi and Karya, with ancient junipers and a hostel.Municipal Unit
Livadiou
The large Vlach village of Titarios and the ancient Dolichi, between beech forests and pastures.
Dolichiformerly DouchlisaAncient city of Perrebiotic Tripolitis, with an acropolis in Kastris, a Byzantine church of the Transfiguration and the 'Dolichos Road'.
Livadiformerly AsimochoriThe large Vlach village of Titarios, birthplace of Georgakis Olympios, with the 18th century School, a virgin beech forest and its famous cheese.Municipal Unit
Sarantaporos
The Straits of the historic battle of 1912, the homeland of Nikotsaras and the villages of Ambarbeis with their oak trees.
AAzorosformerly Boubala (until 1984)One of the three cities of ancient Perrebic Tripolitis, with an acropolis at Kastri and a temple of Zeus Ceraunius.GGeraniaformerly DelinistaGreen village in the valley of Mount Olympus, near the Larissa-Kozani road, with the historic Holy Trinity and organic crops.GGiannotaThe homeland of Nikotsaras: a stronghold of armatoloi, with the Monastery of Holy Trinity and the statue of the legendary war leader.LLykoudiVillage in a green valley, connected to the memory of Nikotsaras, with the Tsaras spring and a cave with prehistoric traces.MMileaformerly VourbaThe village of organic apples and award-winning wines, on the outskirts of Ambarbeis, with the Bitourachi grove and a prehistoric site.
Sarantaporoformerly GlikovoThe site of the historic battle of 9 October 1912, which opened the way to Macedonia, with the War Museum and the Chan of Chatziggos.TTsapourniaVillage on the Ambarbeis plateau, founded by the war leader Kostas Zidros, with a balcony towards Mount Olympus and a beech forest.FFarmakiVillage on the outskirts of Ambarbeis, named after the armatolos Ioannis Farmakis, with the stone springs of Aphrodite and Perrebic Dodona.
Sarantaporoformerly GlikovoThe site of the historic battle of 9 October 1912, which opened the way to Macedonia, with the War Museum and the Chan of Chatziggos.TTsapourniaVillage on the Ambarbeis plateau, founded by the war leader Kostas Zidros, with a balcony towards Mount Olympus and a beech forest.FFarmakiVillage on the outskirts of Ambarbeis, named after the armatolos Ioannis Farmakis, with the stone springs of Aphrodite and Perrebic Dodona.Municipal Unit
Potamias
The place with many waters: watermills, stone bridges, almond trees and the Titaresios which joins the Elassonitis.
AAmouriThe village of watermills, between the sources of the Titaresios, with stone bridges and the Kounaki of Ali Pasha.AAnalipsiformerly Kalivia AnalipseosVillage in the shadow of a monastery of 1650, with stone bridges, a waterfall, the springs of Aphrodite and wildlife.VVlachogianniLarge village of Potamias with roots in ancient Malloia, churches of the 19th century and Lake Agrelias.DDomenikoMartyr village of Potamias, with 75.000 almond trees, the 13 watermills of Vryzostio and stone bridges.MMagoulaBuilt on a low hill in the center of Potamias, with ancient oaks, the mythological park of Mount Olympus and cheese factories.MMegalo EleftherochoriThe first village to be liberated on 1912, built on the ancient Erikino, with the Monastery of Panagia Tsoumas of 1765.MMesochoriformerly MylogoustaWhere the Elassonitis meets the Titaresios, at the exit of Potamias, with Roman mills, a tobacco festival and a heavy memory of the Occupation.PPraitoriVillage in the center of Potamias with a name from a Roman court, the Mantzari mansion and the plane tree forest of the Titaresios.SSykeaVillage on the Titaresios, below Verdikousa, with the arched bridge of Bakalis and a procession with horses to the Monastery of Analipsi.
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Verdikousa
The mountainous Chasia: the balcony of Mount Olympus at 860 meters, forests of beech and wildlife.
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Antichasia
The slopes of Antichasia towards Deskati and Grevena: the Chrapa gorge, potatoes, aronia and E4.
AAkriformerly BesirtziaMountain village at 950 meters, at the edge of the Municipality towards Grevena, with the E4 path, cold springs and organic aronia.KKraniaformerly XirokraniaThe capital village of Antichasia, on the borders with Deskati, with the Monastery of Palaiokarya, the Chrapa gorge and the "Babaliuria".LLoutraMountain village on the borders with Deskati, with ruins of the 6th century, a view of the Chrapa gorge and delicious potatoes.
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