Day Trip to Dion and Mountain Olympus from Thessaloniki

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Duration:8 hours (approx.)
Location: Thessaloniki, Macedonia

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Excursion back in history, the culture and the traditional heritage looking upon the Mythical Mountain of the 12 Gods of Olympus!

The ancient cultural heritage of the ancient city of Dion is combined with the traditional beauty of the foothills of the Mythical Mount Olympus. We visit the museum and the archaeological site of Dion and we enjoy our lunch in one of the various traditional greek restaurants of the village. Afterwards, we leave for Olympus, the mountain of the 12 gods where we start trekking for about 20’ the path to the Enipeas gorge, an entirely picturesque landscape.

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1. Dion Archaeological Park
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 do. Don’t miss the chance to visit the ancient theater with the perfect acoustic balance since antiquity. Until nowadays many ancient tragedies are revitalized by modern actors and various festivals every year. 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.
2. Litochoro
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 the 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. We have the chance to admire the view of this “divine area” which was chosen carefully by the 12 Olympian Gods as their residence. 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 Litochoro where we enjoy our lunch in a beautiful traditional restaurant.

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Posted By : Katie_C
Great experience! It was easy to find the tour guide at the meeting spot, the drive up was only about an hour and in a comfortable bus with about 20 other people. The tour guide gave us a lot of history on the way. We went to multiple museums and a fun hike where we saw a turtle, goat, and some great views. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 13:22:38

Posted By : Zakary S
Highly recommend! Nikos the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, and accommodating for the group that was mixed of all ages. The trip was a unique experience and it was money well spent
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 11:16:15

Posted By : Alan_J
A great day out from Thessaloniki. The first stop was for a hike in the Epihea gorge. The trek involved a 20 min walk through the town of Litochoro where the bus parked. The walk was mostly uphill but not too strenuous. Then when we got to the gorge, it was a 20-25 min walk along a level path (with a few steps) to the end where you can see the waterfall. Then back again to the coach for the next stop at Dion Archealogical Park. We were allowed just over an hour and a half, and I think this is too short. We are brisk walkers and we only covered about 90-95% of the park. I think you need 2 hours here. The City ruins were great to see but the other half was a bit disappointing.

Finally we then went to the museum (2 mins drive away) and lunch in a traditional taverna (own cost). The museum was ok, great to see the best of the statues and artefacts taken from the Dion site. We had an hour and a half for lunch and museum which was about right. WE got back into Thessaloniki at about 5pm so in total the day was 8 hours.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 08:29:04

Posted By : Alea_D
Superb and well organized tour. Very great and easy hike in Enipeas Gorge, stunning scenery, and a very cool stop by Dion archaeological site! This tour would have benefitted from an hour more in Litochoro to help accommodate time for a meal and more time to explore the town and possibly swim- the town was gorgeous and I wish we had more time there. Our tour guide was highly knowledgeable and very friendly, and helped make travel comfortable for elder visitors. Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-06-04 11:55:21

Posted By : Catherine_D
The highlights is the mt olympus. a 1.9 km gorge. Rita was great in introduction. She was our guide for my first excursion in meteora.. worth the money hopefuööy more hikings staying in museum and archeological site for an hour is quite long
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 16:32:48

Posted By : indyd2017
The views were amazing . We had a group walk on a Mount Olympus trail. The group was a fairly large group but our guide Margarita was great. Museum and Olympus city were great.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 03:17:18

Posted By : Robert_D
I you just have a day and want to spend it out of the city, totally recommend. Apparently there is a 100 character lower limit on these reviews!
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 12:49:43

Posted By : Shannon_K
We enjoyed every minute of our trip to the Dion Archeological site and museum, follow by a trip to the tiny village of Litochoro which is nestled at the base of the majestic Mt. Olympus and short trek into Epinea Canyon. Our guide, Rita provided us with many insights regarding the history, culture and mythology of Greece, Thessaloniki, Dion and the mountain itself.
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Posted On : 2024-05-26 03:19:09

Posted By : Christina_B
Really enjoyed walking around the ancient site of Dion. As well as being a very interesting ancient site the surroundings are beautiful. The site is under Mount Olympus, surrounded by trees, wild flowers and water. Many birds could be seen and heard.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 16:58:18

Posted By : ErnestIvan_M
This was a wonderful trip seeing some beautiful scenery and ancient ruins. It fully met my expectations and I would recommend it. I loved the calm and peaceful settings.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 03:03:09