Paralia Katerini, Greece - Olympus Riviera - Hotel ATLAS

Site Seeing

Beyond the beaches, Paralia Katerini boasts scenic surroundings that are worth exploring. The nearby Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the Greek gods, provides a stunning backdrop and opportunities for hiking and nature excursions. Additionally, the town of Katerini offers cultural attractions, shopping, and traditional Greek hospitality.

Site Seeing

Beyond the beaches, Paralia Katerini boasts scenic surroundings that are worth exploring. The nearby Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the Greek gods, provides a stunning backdrop and opportunities for hiking and nature excursions. Additionally, the town of Katerini offers cultural attractions, shopping, and traditional Greek hospitality.

History

Pieria is remarkably dotted with significant archaeological sites. The famed Dion, the prehistoric settlement at Makrigialos, ancient and Byzantine Pydna, the nearby Louloudies site, ancient Livithra are the best-known archaeological sites open to the public.

Ancient Dion
Archeological site
Levithra
Archeological site
Dion
Archeological Musseum
Ancient Dion
Archeological site
Ancient Dion
Archeological site
Ancient Dion
Archeological site
Pydna
Castle of Kitros
Vergina

Mt. Olympus

Visit the mythical Olympus. Mountaineering Associations have carefully organized routes and special, hospitable refuges. The roads and paths crossing the mountain nonetheless allow visitors who do not have a special interest in mountaineering or special knowledge to become acquainted with the mountain, its diverse flora and fauna and its natural beauty up close.

Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympus

Tradition

Traditional villages across Mt Olympus and the Pieria Mts are easily accessible. You will be rewarded with the exceptional natural landscape. Surrounded by impressive forests, stand out for their interesting Macedonian architecture, where stone is the main building material, and managed to keep alive the traditional life.

Olympus
Palaios Panteleimon
Palaia Vrondou
Palaios Panteleimon
Palaios Panteleimon
Palaios Panteleimon
Palaios Panteleimon
Palaios Panteleimon

Religious

Pieria has a rich collection of churches or monasteries, the most important belong to the Byzantine or post-Byzantine period. Most of them are to be found in southern Pieria in mountainous locations because it was safer in times of pirate raids and invasions.

Old Saint Dionisos Monastery
Litohoro
Agio Spileo
Litochoro
Osios Efraim Mostery
Nea Efesos
Old Saint Dionisos Monastery
Litochoro
Religious
Vrontou
Religious
Kontariotisa
Religious
Ano Skotina
Religious
Temple
Monastery
Mt. Athos
Religious
Meteora

Welness

Paralia Katerini, Olympus Riviera
The waterfalls in Pozar, a large swimming pool with thermal water springs from the bowels of the earth, ancient Pozar to specific areas is indeed a miracle of nature. You will also find a number of new private Pozar which can be isolated to one or more hours to enjoy with your friends.

Welness
Pozar
Welness
Alikes Kitros

Shopping

It’s more than certain that you will find shopping in the city center of Thessaloniki extremely convenient. All you’ll have to do is go inside and wander around the “square” that is formed from four major streets: Egnatia st., Ethnikis Amynis st., Nikis Av. and Venizelou st.

Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping

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