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Copyright: Aimilios Petrou (aimilios)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2003-03-27 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-02-26 7:10 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Litochoron (Litohoron and Litokhoron), is a town and municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Pieria and the second largest community in Pieria.
The town is situated on the eastern foot of Mount Olympus to the west of the Thermian gulf. The first recorded mention of Litochoro is when Aghios Dionysos visited Mount Olympus. A popular town for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus, several climbing routes begin to the southwest of Litochoro.
Litochoro is located 22 km S of Katerini, 90 km SSW of Thessaloniki, 58 km N of Larissa and 420 km WNW of Athens, on the eastern slopes of Mount Olympus, of mythological fame as the home of the twelve gods of Olympus. Pine, cedar and fir trees of the forests of Mount Olympus lie to the southwest and northwest.
Much of the land around Litochoro, in particular to the South, remains uncultivated. Farmland is predominant to the North. Litochoro has several restaurants and cafeterias. East of the town of Litochoro there is a coastal area spreading northwards and southwards from the foot of Olympus and extending from Platamona in the South to Nea Agathoupoli in the North, a distance of some 70 kms.
The coast mainly consists of sandy beaches with seaside resorts. As well as hotels, campsites, seaside restaurants and beach bars, (which mostly operate during the Summer season from June to September) there are private residences, villas and cottages. |
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