Excursion to Mount Olympus & Dion

We depart to Dion with the bus of Ammon Express along with our friendly trip attendant-archaeologist at 08:00 from Aristotelous Square & Egnatia Street (at the white Statue of Venizelos).

The distance is 90km and lasts approximately 1 hour.

We reach Dion and we visit the archaeological site, walking back in history and admiring the various findings around the ancient park. The unique statues, the mosaics and the various artifacts that were brought to light are left in their original place and that so, we pass through the same paths as the ancient Greeks used to. Don't miss the chance to visit the ancient theater with the perfect acoustic balance since antiquity. Next we visit the modern museum with many statues and findings of the ancient city with more characteristic the Hydravlis (an ancient wind instrument) and the unique mosaic that represents the "Villa of Dionysos" lying in the building next to it.

Later on we head to Olympus, the mountain of the 12 Gods and we enjoy a 20΄ trekking through the Gorge of river Enipeas, above the village of Litochoro. According to mythology, Enipeas was the most beautiful among the river gods. The path is magical; let the glory of nature, the running waters, the picturesque wooden bridges, the green banks and the small canyons charm you. More specifically, it is said that the residence of the Olympian Gods were the canyons of the mountain, the "mount folds" as they are described by Homer, where their glorious palaces were also located.

Our day trip ends in the picturesque village of Litochoto where we enjoy our lunch in a beautiful traditional restaurant. Litochoro is located right on the foothills of Olympus and forms the main starting point for the various trekking paths of the mountain that reach until Mytikas, the highest top of Olympus.

We depart to Thessaloniki at around 15:30 and we are back after an hour (around 16:30), making the same stops where we started from.