Ετικέτα: George Gizelis

What Does Pieria Taste Like? A Morning at the Gastronomic Festival of the Mountain & the Forest in Elatochori A personal journey through food, forest, people and the flavours of Pieria. What does Pieria taste like? Maybe it tastes like warm bread, local cheese, mushrooms, chestnuts and honey. Maybe like Greek coffee sweetened with flower […]

Mushroom & Truffle Festival Olympus | Skotina, Lake Kati & Mount Olympus Forest Experience A two-day celebration of wild mushrooms, forest knowledge, local gastronomy and village life beneath Mount Olympus. Some festivals are remembered for their music. Others for their food. The 1st Mushroom & Truffle Festival Olympus, held on May 16–17, 2026 in Skotina, […]

Some places ask you to slow down. Agia Kori is one of them. Near Vrontou, on the slopes of Mount Olympus, a short winter walk leads through forest and water to a small waterfall — a place where, on one January morning, a simple walk became something much more personal. Agia Kori Waterfall, Olympus | […]

Every January, something unusual rises above the streets of Litochoro. Tall masts carrying crosses and colourful banners appear as part of the town’s Epiphany celebrations — a distinctive local tradition known as the Sichna, or Sichnoforia. Under Mount Olympus, faith, community and local memory come together in a tradition that has been carried through generations […]

Forest Bathing in Olympus, Greece | Shinrin-Yoku, Forest Therapy & Slow Nature What happens when you stop trying to conquer the mountain and simply spend time inside the forest? Litochoro, Pieria — beneath Mount Olympus Enipeas Gorge, Mount Olympus — water, forest and November mist beneath the mountain. There are many ways to experience Mount […]

Litochoro Balcony Cooking | Autumn Food, Olympus Views & a Greek Grill Experience A slow autumn evening in Litochoro, where simple food, mountain air and the view become part of the experience. Litochoro, Pieria · Autumn 2025 An autumn balcony in Litochoro — simple food, mountain air and a view towards the Aegean. Some of […]

Ana from Luxembourg | Finding Home in Pieria, Greece A volunteer, a mountain, a small city — and the everyday moments that slowly began to feel like home. Katerini, Litochoro & Pieria, Greece Agia Kori, Pieria. Somewhere between the water, the mountain and a brief opening in the clouds, Ana found one of those moments […]

Exclusive Wine Experience in the Hidden Forests of Olympus & Pieria Where nature, faith, and taste meet beyond the known. October 26th, 2025 — Ano Milia, Pieria / by Giorgos Gizelis The Love Trail (Monopáti tis Agápis), Ano Milia — an easy forest path layered with fallen leaves and wild chestnuts. October warmth, light like […]

October in Paralia Katerinis | A Walk by the Sea, Coffee & Local Life October 4, 2025 — Paralia Katerinis, Pieria There are still days in October when the coast of Pieria seems reluctant to let summer go. The light becomes softer, the beach begins to breathe at a different pace, and the sea keeps […]

Kiwifruit of Olympus | Harvest, Farmers & Local Life in Agios Spyridon October 1, 2025 — Agios Spyridon, Pieria, Greece Kiwifruit harvest in Agios Spyridon, Pieria, beneath the foothills of Mount Olympus. In Agios Spyridon, Pieria, the landscape around Mount Olympus is not only forest, mountain and villages. It is also farmland. In autumn, the […]

Zeus Bath, Litochoro | Waterfall Walk on Mount Olympus Litochoro, Pieria — Mount Olympus The entrance to the E4 trail leading towards Zeus Bath near Litochoro. There are days on Mount Olympus when you do not need a plan. You simply leave Litochoro on foot, follow the sound of water and let the forest decide […]

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 […]