Your journey to Myth and History starts by visiting the ancient city and sanctuary of Dion, dedicated to the most important and powerful Olympic God , Zeus, the king of ancient Greek Dodecatheon and the ruler of the universe.
In the archaeological site of Dion, apart from the temples, you will see unique mosaic floors and ancient baths and ruins. Moving on, our experienced guide will lead you to the Dion Museum , where you will admire the ancient statues, relics and findings that were found in the site and listen to the myths and stories about the everyday life of the people in ancient Dion.
Our tour ends in the picturesque, traditional village of Old Panteleimon which is traced back to 14th century till the end of WW2 ,when it was abandoned. There ,you will have the time to stroll around and discover the graphical narrow stone paved streets, the cute houses, the hidden taverns and coffee shops.
After our lunch break, we return back in Thessaloniki.
Posted By : AlissonR348
Great visit, nice explanation during the excursion.
Extraordinary place to visit.
Visit with a small group, it was a great time.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 15:43:36 
Posted By : Kathleen_M
Comfortable bus ( all day trip) knowledgeable guide for historical and today. Would be nice if there was water on the bus. 90’s + heat.
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Posted On : 2023-09-15 13:53:49 
Posted By : V2172BNruthl
The title of this tour is a little bit misleading. I and my family and several other members of the tour group had imagined that we would actually be going up Mount Olympus, which never happened. Instead, the tour mostly consisted of a visit to several archeological sites in Dion, an ancient city at the base of the mountain, and a visit to the adjacent museum. We did go up a neighboring mountain to a traditional Greek village where we were given free time to have lunch and walk around. There were amazing views from here of Mount Olympus and also of the sea below. Still, the tour does not include a visit to Mount Olympus itself.
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Posted On : 2023-07-18 17:12:19
Posted By : Edwin_S
We were highly dissatisfied because it was a duo lingo tour. We were not informed of this when we purchased the tour. Others in the group were also dissatisfied because we had to wait for the French version to be completed before moving on. This tour consisted of many sites, so the waiting became unpleasant in the heat.
This tour could have been completed in one half of the time if it had not been duo lingo.
We understand that a tour has to maximize the event but it would be to everyone’s benefit to keep it to one language.
The village where we were able to have lunch on our time was very nice.
The archeological aspect was good expect for the waiting in the heat!
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Posted On : 2023-06-25 14:59:08
Posted By : aureliao
Dion and museum was first. Then went to village on slopes of Mt Olympus for lunch. No sies there. Pleasant day. Long drive buy back by 5.
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Posted On : 2023-06-21 04:06:20
Posted By : Irina_L
Our guide, Dimitra, was very knowledgeable, kept us informed, provided excellent commentary! Since there were tourists from Italy in the group, she gave the tour in two languages. I founded it interesting.
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Posted On : 2023-06-16 14:36:31
Posted By : Rhi444
We had a little mix up with the meeting point but thankfully the van waited. The archaeological site was interesting but most of what we saw was roman as those pesky Italians built over the Greek site when they where the super power. But it was still good to see. Then the museum, its small but filled.
Lastly we had lunch in a village on Mt olympus that is traditional, it was a cloudy day so we did not get to see the top of the mountain which sucked but you cannot control the weather
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Posted On : 2022-10-17 03:47:48
Posted By : Yuxiao_X
Includes tour of the archaeological site & museum at Dion and a one hour walk in Mt. Olympus with a beautiful cascade as the destination.
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Posted On : 2022-07-20 04:13:39
Posted By : Vanessa_D
Nice trip with an excellent guide who provided detailed information on the trip, the archaeological sites and the museum. Recommended to all history lovers.
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Posted On : 2021-07-29 15:05:04
Posted By : Suprio_G
The guide was very knowledgeable and she was careful to give attention to both the English and Italian group very professionally. I thought there was some issue with the microphone in the bus because we couldn't hear clearly.
The 90 minute stop at Litochoro was inadequate to explore and have lunch. It's a cute place and perhaps some more time can be allocated. Even though it was raining the guide handled the trip very well.
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Posted On : 2019-10-05 11:56:08
