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Skotina’s Chestnut Season — Stories Rooted in the Mountain October 13th, 2025 — Skotina, Pieria / by Giorgos Gizelis Centuries-old chestnut trees on family land in Skotina — a living archive of seasons and stories. © Giorgos Gizelis / ExperiencePieria.info Autumn in Skotina does not arrive as an announcement but as a set of small, […]

October Light at Paralia Katerini — Coffee, Sea, and the Promise of Pizza October 4th, 2025 — Paralia Katerinis, Pieria / by Giorgos Gizelis There are still days in October when the Greek coast keeps its secret: a thin warm skin of sun, gulls moving like punctuation over the waves, and the placebo of a […]

North Olympus Trail — Vrontou 2025: Running Where Myths Still Breathe There are mornings on Mount Olympus when time feels elastic — stretched between cloud and pine, heartbeat and echo. The North Olympus Trail in Vrontou is one of those places where endurance meets reverence: runners, locals, and mountains all part of the same rhythm. […]

Olympus National Park Guide — Explore Mount Olympus with Respect & Wonder Essential routes, atmospheric scenes and practical tips for visiting Greece’s highest mountain. By Giorgos Gizelis — Experience Pieria Evening light over Mount Olympus — the peaks of Greece’s highest mountain glow above Pieria, quiet and timeless. Mount Olympus is a geography of stories […]

EuroBirdwatch at Nea Agathoupoli: When Pieria Joins the Flight of Millions Things to Do in Pieria — travel is listening to stories written in wings. George Gizelis — 03 Oct 2025 The first weekend of October carries a secret rhythm across Europe. While most travelers are chasing autumn leaves or late-summer seas, thousands gather in […]

Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival 2025 — The Mountain Calls: A Local’s Guide to Adventure in Pieria Discover the Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival 2025 — Practical preview & inside view. 4 Oct 2025 — 6 Oct 2025 · Litochoro & across Pieria The mountain wakes. For three days — October 4–6, 2025 — Pieria […]

Kiwifruit of Olympus — A Thank-You to the Farmers of Agios Spyridon With the Locals — Stories from the foothills of Mount Olympus. 1 Oct 2025 In Agios Spyridon, where Olympus unfurls its first ridges into villages and orchards, the kiwifruit grows with a patient pride. I visited the Alexiou family — Mr. Christos, the […]

🛏️ Πιερία 2025 — Οι 15 Καλύτερες Θέες από Κρεβάτι (Φθινοπωρινή Έκδοση – Δήλωσε Συμμετοχή) Experience Pieria Top 15 – Επιμελημένη Λίστα από τον Γιώργο Γκιζελή. Μέχρι 15 καταλύματα θα παρουσιαστούν, σε αυτήν τη συλλεκτική έκδοση. Φθινόπωρο 2025 — Once published, forever online. Η πρώτη επιμελημένη συλλογή της Πιερίας για την πιο αληθινή πολυτέλεια: το […]

Zeus Bath, Litochoro — A Rain-Soaked Walk to Remember Your Why Litohoro — Autumn Walk Entrance to the E4 trail leading to Zeus Bath — photo from my archive The rain was neither kind nor cruel — it simply was. I left my house on foot, high up in Litochoro, phone in my pocket, and […]

European Heritage Days 2025: Free Entry to Museums & Archaeological Sites in Greece Cultural Experiences — September 27 & 28, 2025. Free admission weekend across Greece For two golden days this September — Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025 — Greece opens the gates of history for free. As part of the European Heritage […]

Discover the Flavors: The Gastronomy Festival of the Mountain & the Forest Experience Pieria — a story you can taste. Elatochori, Pieria — 27 & 28 September 2025 The air in Elatochori this September will smell of roasting chestnuts, sizzling local meats, and slow-cooked recipes passed down like heirlooms. The Gastronomy Festival of the Mountain […]

Iordanis Poimenidis: From Guardian of the Past to Creator of Metal Dreams With the Locals — life is like a movie, protagonists is ourselves. Iordanis Poimenidis — 18 Sep 2025 The light that day in Katerini cut like a thin knife — not cold, but honest. I followed Iordanis because he had a walk that […]