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📸 Photo: Christina Demertsidou Mushroom Festival in Elatochori, Pieria | Foraging, Forests & Local Food Food & Nature · Elatochori, Pieria · November 2024 Autumn changes the mountains of Pieria. The forests become quieter, the colours deepen and the damp ground begins to reveal a world that most of us normally walk past without noticing. […]

Fteri, Pieria | A Mountain Village, Forest Trails & Rural Life A quieter side of Pieria, surrounded by mountain forest and nature. High in the mountains of Pieria, Fteri is a small mountain settlement where the landscape, the people and the rhythm of rural life create a very different experience of the region. We visited […]

Dimitras Villas · Ritini, Pieria An Autumn Escape in Pieria | Mountain Stays, Local Food & Olympus Stays & Experiences · Pieria, Greece · Autumn There is a different rhythm to Pieria in autumn. The summer crowds begin to disappear, the mountains take on warmer colours and the relationship between the sea, the villages and […]

Wine, Harvest & Local Life in Pieria | A Night Among the Vineyards There are evenings when a place becomes part of the story. A summer sunset, rows of vines, a glass of wine, music in the distance and people coming together to celebrate the harvest. This is the atmosphere we found at Oraia Gi […]

Festival Katerinis · Katerini, Pieria Festival Katerinis 2024 | Culture, Food & Local Life in Pieria Events & Local Life · Katerini, Pieria · August–September 2024 Katerini is more than a gateway to Mount Olympus and the beaches of Pieria. It is also a lively regional centre where local culture, commerce, food, sport and entertainment […]

Olympus Gastronomy Festival | Local Food, Dion & Cultural Traditions Food & Culture · Dion, Pieria · Olympus What happens when food, history and local traditions meet at the foot of Mount Olympus? In Dion, Pieria, gastronomy becomes part of the cultural landscape. The Olympus Gastronomy Festival brought together traditional dishes, local cultural associations, music […]

Greek honey and local products at the Platamonas Honey Market. Greek Honey in Pieria | Beekeepers, Local Products & Platamonas Food & Local Products · Platamonas, Pieria · Olympus Region Honey has a way of carrying a landscape with it. A spoonful can reflect the flowers visited by bees, the changing seasons, the vegetation of […]

Grillhouse Karathanas · Lofos, Pieria Grillhouse Karathanas, Lofos | Traditional Food & Village Life in Pieria Food & Local Life · Lofos, Pieria · Traditional Greek Tavern Some places become part of your map. Others become part of your routine. Grillhouse Karathanas in Lofos, Pieria is one of those places. It is the kind of […]

Prometheia Festival at Mount Olympus | Ancient Greek Culture & Litochoro At the foot of Mount Olympus, one of the most powerful landscapes in Greek mythology becomes the setting for a cultural gathering inspired by ancient Greek philosophy, mythology, history and traditions. The Prometheia Festival brings together participants from Greece and abroad in and around […]

A Summer Night at Olympic Beach | Full Moon, Local Food & Pieria Some of the most memorable experiences in Pieria are not planned as big events. Sometimes, it is simply a summer evening by the sea, a few friends, something good to eat, music, and a full moon rising over the Aegean. That was […]

Agios Dimitrios, Pieria | Mountain Village & Day Trip Guide A mountain village, forest landscapes, local food and an unexpected afternoon with people who made a simple trip to Agios Dimitrios feel like something much more. Agios Dimitrios is one of the mountain villages of Pieria, set in a landscape of forests, hills and traditional […]

Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival 2024 | Adventure in Pieria What happens when Mount Olympus becomes the setting for a weekend of outdoor adventure, nature, food and local culture? In May 2024, the Olympus Adrenaline & Nature Festival brought together outdoor activities, nature experiences and cultural events in and around Litochoro and Pieria. We were […]