Κατηγορία: Culture & Tradition

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 […]

Greek Easter in Dion-Olympus | Traditions, Processions & Local Celebrations Easter in Dion-Olympus, Pieria is experienced through churches, processions, village squares, traditional food, music and gatherings that bring communities together beneath Mount Olympus. From the solemn atmosphere of Holy Week to the celebrations that continue around Easter Sunday and Saint George’s Day, the period offers […]

Greek Easter in Pieria, Greece | Traditions, Food & Spring in Olympus Greek Easter in Pieria brings together some of the things that make spring in northern Greece special: Orthodox traditions, village life, family gatherings, local food and the landscapes surrounding Mount Olympus. Greek Easter in Pieria at a Glance Season: Spring What to experience: […]

Clean Monday in Pieria, Greece | Koulouma, Kite Flying & Local Traditions Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) marks the beginning of Great Lent in Greece and the end of the Carnival season. In Pieria, the day is closely connected with Koulouma, kite flying, traditional Lenten food, outdoor gatherings and the arrival of spring. Clean Monday Koulouma […]

Tsiknopempti is an extraordinary pre-Lenten celebration all over Greece on the Thursday of the second week of the Triodion. This celebration is a time to indulge in a large quantity of grilled meat, marking the final feast before the fasting period of Lent begins. Pieria region is the most incredible region where Tsiknopempti is celebrated […]

Tsigaridas Festival in Lofos, Pieria | Pork, Local Food & Greek Tradition In the mountain village of Lofos, Pieria, winter has its own flavours. One of them is tsigarida — a traditional pork preparation connected with rural life, seasonal food and the way local families preserved and used meat through the colder months. Tsigaridas Festival […]

Christmas in Katerini, Pieria | Christmas Market, Events & Winter Experiences Christmas in Katerini brings together the atmosphere of a Greek city, festive decorations, local traditions, food and winter experiences — with the mountains of Pieria and Mount Olympus only a short distance away. Christmas atmosphere in the streets of Katerini, Pieria. Christmas in Katerini […]

The First Ascent of Mount Olympus | Boissonnas, Baud-Bovy & Kakkalos More than a century ago, Mount Olympus was a very different mountain from the one hikers know today. There were no marked trails, modern mountain refuges or climbing infrastructure leading towards its highest summit. On 2 August 1913, Frédéric Boissonnas, Daniel Baud-Bovy and Christos […]

Skoteina Morna, Pieria | The Abandoned Mountain Village in the Forest Deep in the forests of Pieria lies Skoteina Morna, an abandoned mountain settlement with a history that reaches back more than a century. Today, old houses, stone pathways, the church of Agios Nikolaos and the remains of the village’s former timber industry slowly disappear […]

Ancient Pydna, Pieria | Ancient City, Byzantine Ruins & Sea Views On the coast of Pieria, where the landscape opens towards the Aegean Sea, the remains of an ancient city tell a story that stretches across many centuries. Ancient Pydna was an important settlement of the region, known in earlier periods as Kydna. Its history […]

Greek Easter in Pieria | Traditions, Epitaphios & Local Celebrations Greek Easter is one of the most important moments of the year in Greece. It is both a deeply religious celebration and a time when families, villages and communities come together around food, traditions, music and shared memories. In Pieria, Easter offers visitors a chance […]

Burning Cedar Fires in Litochoro, Pieria | A Greek Carnival Tradition Discover the cedar fires of Litochoro, a distinctive Carnival tradition where fire, smoke, community and local memory come together at the foot of Mount Olympus. During the Carnival season, the neighbourhoods of Litochoro gather around large cedar fires that turn the winter night into […]