Mount Olympus is located in the northeast of Thessaly. Its height is 2917 meters and almost each of them is shrouded in myths and legends. In ancient Greece, Olympus was a sacred place where the gods live, about which many legends have been written. In the drops of dew, you can see Poseidon's gaze for a moment, gray stones keep the secrets of Hephaestus, and a light breeze reminds of the beautiful Aphrodite.
At the foot of the northern slope of the mountain there was even a Macedonian sanctuary - Dion, which is considered the city of Zeus himself. People strove to be closer to those whom they worshiped, but did not dare to rise higher unless absolutely necessary, for the punishment of heaven could overtake an ignorant.
Olympus will never leave the spirit of ancient Greek mythology. That is why this place is so popular among historians and adventurers. The opportunity to walk through the ancient abode of the gods is not given to everyone.
Sometimes unusual natural phenomena occur over the sacred mountain: strange clouds hang, storms of lightning fall, or abnormally strong winds rage. They say that at such moments the gods wake up from centuries of sleep and descend to the very top, like mortals.
This mountain range is truly unique, as it is not only a mythological and historical symbol, but also a natural monument. The Olympus National Reserve, located within the Pieria region and partly within the Larissa Thessalia region, is characterized by tremendous biodiversity.
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There are 1,700 plant species, 23 of them are endemic, that is, they grow only in these parts. Sometimes on the slopes of the mountain you can find rare herbs, long listed in the Red Book, samples of which come across no more than a couple of times in a decade. Perhaps it was from these herbs that the Colchis princess and sorceress Medea made a deadly poison for her rival Glavka, which took her beloved Jason away …