Greece · national park
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is a national park in Greece, established in 1938, covering 191 km² (74 sq mi). It is the #10 largest of Greece's 29 national parks. Mountain in Elassona municipality, Greece.
- Area
- 191 km²
- Established
- 1938
- Nearest airport
- KZI · 49 km
Nearest airports to Mount Olympus
- 1 KZI49 kmstraight line
- 2Thessaloniki Macedonia International AirportSKG72 kmstraight lineThessaloniki, Greece
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- 3 VOL103 kmstraight line
More about Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is one of 29 national parks in Greece — mountain in Elassona municipality, Greece. It covers 191 km² (19,140 ha) — about 1.8 times the size of Paris, making it the #10 largest national park in Greece (2.7% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 1938, 88 years ago, which makes it the oldest national park in Greece.
Visiting Mount Olympus
The closest airport is Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI), about 49 km away — around 1 h 3 min by car; alternatively Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG, 72 km). Other national parks within reach include Olympos National Park (40 km²), Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park (338 km²), National Park of Lakes Koronia-Volvi and the Macedonian Tempe (159 km²) and North Pindos National Park (1,969 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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