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Peak Height Mountain range Regional unit m ft Olympus: 2,917 9,570 Olympus Larissa, Pieria: Smolikas: 2,637 8,652 Pindus: Ioannina: Kaimaktsalan: 2,524 8,281 Voras
In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, on Mytikas peak. The mountain has exceptional biodiversity and rich flora. [11] It has been a National Park, the first in Greece, since 1938. It is also a World Biosphere Reserve. [8] Olympus remains the most popular hiking summit in Greece as well as one of the most popular in Europe.
Hike. Mount Parnassus (/ pɑːrˈnæsəs /; Greek: Παρνασσός, Parnassós) is a mountain range of central Greece that is, and historically has been, especially valuable to the Greek nation and the earlier Greek city-states for many reasons. In peace, it offers scenic views of the countryside, being a major international recreational ...
Mount Athos (/ ˈ æ θ ɒ s /; Greek: Ἄθως) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece.It is an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed as an autonomous region in Greece by the monastic community of Mount Athos, which is ecclesiastically under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of ...
The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Ta getus (Greek: Ταΰγετος, romanized:Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" (Elijah). The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the ...
Papikio. Mount Parnassus. Pastra (mountain) Pateras (mountain) Pelion. Mount Phoukas. Profitis Ilias (Rhodes)
Mount Oeta (/ ˈɛtə /; Greek: Οίτη, polytonic Οἴτη, Oiti, also transcribed as Oite) is a mountain in Central Greece. A southeastern offshoot of the Pindus range, it is 2,152 m (7,060 ft) high. Since 1966, the core area of the mountain is a national park, and much of the rest has been declared a special area under Natura 2000.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Greece" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.