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Olumpus, Mountain of gods! (70)
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ΟΛΥΜΠΟΣ το βουνό των Θεών των αρχαίων Ελλήνων
Olympus Marathon is a unique trail running event held annually on Mount Olympus, the Greek mythical “Mountain of the gods”. The route itself revives the pilgrimage of ancient Greeks to Mount Olympus, where they ascended every year to honour and sacrifice to Zeus. The race starts every last Sunday of June from the remains of the sacred city of Dion, just at the sunrise. The athletes starting from a sea-level altitude follow 44km of trails at the slopes of Mt Olympus and reach the height of 2780m retracing history and myth.
Dion was sacred to the Macedonians and is a place of worship of the Olympians gods. There is an archaeological site here and a museum.
Mitikas, the tallest peak of Olympus (2919 m.) and the neighboring peaks of Stefani (2909 m.), Skala and Skolio (2904 m.) above the U-shaped glacial valley of Megala Kazania.
Refuge SEO or Ghiosos Apostolides at an altitude of 2695 m. on the saddle between the peaks Touba and Profitis Elias (2787 m.) from where the photo was taken. |
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