Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus
The Monastery of Agios Dionysios in Olympus is a Greek Orthodox monastery on the slopes of Mount Olympus, the most important monastery in the Pieria Prefecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 30 residents
- Description: monastery in Dion-Olympos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Ayiou Dionyisou On Olympus” and “Saint Dionysius Old Monastery, Olympus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympus National Park Information Center and Litochoro Maritime Museum.
Olympus National Park Information Center
Tourism office
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The Olympus National Park Information Center informs their visitors about geology, archaeological sites, mythology, monasteries, plants, animals and other subjects relating to Mount Olympus.
Litochoro Maritime Museum
Museum
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The seafaring of the inhabitants of the Greek mountain village Litochoro has a long tradition which is represented in the Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litochoro and Platanakia.
Litochoro
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Litochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-Olympos municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Platanakia
Village
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Platanakia is a settlement of the former municipality of Dion, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Platanakia is situated 5 km north of Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus.
Dion
Village
Dion is a village and municipal unit in the municipality of Dion-Olympos in the Pieria regional unit, Greece. It is located at the foot of Mount Olympus at a distance of 17 km from the capital city of Katerini. Dion is situated 6 km north of Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus.
Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus
- Categories: monastery and human settlement
- Location: Dio-Olympos, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Дионисий (Литохоро)”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Дионисий Олимпийски Стар”
- Danish: “Agios Dionysios-klosteret”
- German: “Kloster Agios Dionysios”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου Πιερίας”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Дионисия Олимпского”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Dionisio”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Limenas Litochorou and Pláka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Holy Monastery of Saint Dionysios on Olympus and Archaeological Museum of Dion.
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